hætt

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Old English

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Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *hattu, from Proto-Germanic *hattuz, whence also Old Norse hattr.

Pronunciation

Noun

hætt m

  1. hat
    • late 9th century, Old English adaptation of Orosius’ History Against the Pagans
      Rōmāne hæfdon þā nīewlīċe ġesett þæt þā þe hætt beran mōston, þonne hīe hwelċ folc oferwunnen hæfdon, þæt þā mōston ǣġðer habban ġe feorh ġe frēodōm.
      The Romans had recently passed a law that whenever they conquered a people, anyone who was allowed to wear a hat could keep both their life and their freedom.

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Descendants

  • Middle English: hat
  • Welsh: het

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