hæþ

See also: hæð

Old English

Alternative forms

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 only)
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