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Old English
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
Noun
hǣþ f
- wasteland, wilderness, heath
Declension
Declension of hǣþ (strong ō-stem)
Descendants