heorþ

Middle English

Noun

heorþ

  1. (Early Middle English) alternative form of herth

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *herþ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /xe͜orθ/, [he͜orˠθ]

Noun

heorþ m

  1. hearth

Declension

Strong a-stem:

singular plural
nominative heorþ heorþas
accusative heorþ heorþas
genitive heorþes heorþa
dative heorþe heorþum

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Middle English: herth, harthe, heorð, heorþ, herthe, hertþ, herþ
    • English: hearth
    • Scots: harth, hairth