hæþ

See also: hæð

Old English

Alternative forms

• *hāþ

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *haiþi. Cognate with Middle Dutch hede (Dutch hei), Old High German heida (German Heide), Old Norse heiðr, Gothic 𐌷𐌰𐌹𐌸𐌹 (haiþi).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xæːθ/, [hæːθ]

Noun

hǣþ f

1. wasteland, wilderness, heath

Declension

Strong ō-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	hǣþ	hǣþa, hǣþe
accusative	hǣþe	hǣþa, hǣþe
genitive	hǣþe	hǣþa
dative	hǣþe	hǣþum

Descendants

• Middle English: heeth, heth, hethe, hath, hathe, hoth, hothe
  • English: heath, heather
  • Scots: haithe (in compounds)