hatheort

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Old English

Etymology

From hāt (hot) +‎ -heort (hearted).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈxɑːtˌxe͜ort/,

Adjective

hātheort (comparative hātheortra)

  1. furious, enraged
    • 10th century, The Wanderer:
      Ne sċeal nō tō hātheort, · ne tō hrædwyrde,
      ne tō wāc wiga, · ne tō wanhȳdiġ,
      ne tō forht, ne tō fæġen, · ne tō feohġīfre,
      ne nǣfre ġielpes tō ġeorn, · ǣr hē ġeare cunne.
      Should not be too wrathful, nor too hasty in words,
      nor too weak warrior, nor too careless,
      nor too fearful, nor too joyful, nor too eager for money,
      nor ever too eager of pride, before he would know enough.

Declension

Derived terms

Noun

hātheort n

  1. fury, anger, wrath
    Synonym: hātheorte

Declension

Strong a-stem:

singular plural
nominative hātheort hātheort
accusative hātheort hātheort
genitive hātheortes hātheorta
dative hātheorte hātheortum

Descendants

  • Middle English: hotherte (noun)