herte

== Middle Dutch == === Etymology === From Old Dutch herta, from Proto-West Germanic *hertā. === Noun === herte n or f heart heart as seat of emotion Synonym: sin heart, middle ==== Declension ==== ==== Alternative forms ==== harte ==== Descendants ==== Dutch: hart Afrikaans: hart Limburgish: hert West Flemish: erte === Further reading === “herte”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000 Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “herte”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN == Middle English == === Etymology 1 === Inherited from Old English heorte, from Proto-West Germanic *hertā, from Proto-Germanic *hertô, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱḗr. ==== Alternative forms ==== hert, hertt, hirte heortæ, hierte (Early Middle English); hart, harte (Late Middle English) herrte, heorrte (Ormulum) heorte, horte, huerte, hurte (West Midland, Southern) ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈhɛrt(ə)/, (West Midland, Southern) /ˈhœrt(ə)/, (Late Middle English) /hart/ ==== Noun ==== herte (plural hertes or herten or herte) The heart (organ, sometimes eaten). One's mind, memory, or intuition; the mental faculties. One's feelings, or beliefs; the heart viewed as a source of them: Positive emotions; cheerfulness, happiness. Bravery, resolve, or courage. Ardour, love; a strong and deep-seated liking of something. An attitude or behaviour (inherent or current) (rare) Faithfulness, fidelity; keeping one's words. One's intent or wish; what one wants. A heart-shaped trinket. The core or middle of something. ===== Derived terms ===== herte blood herted hertles ===== Descendants ===== English: heart (see there for further descendants) Scots: hert, hart, hairt Yola: hearth, hart ===== References ===== “herte, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 5 March 2019. === Etymology 2 === ==== Noun ==== herte alternative form of hert === Etymology 3 === ==== Verb ==== herte alternative form of hurten == Old Frisian == === Alternative forms === hirte === Etymology === From Proto-West Germanic *hertā, from Proto-Germanic *hertô, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱérd. === Noun === herte f or n (anatomy) heart mind the centre or core ==== Declension ==== ==== Descendants ==== Saterland Frisian: Haat West Frisian: hert === References === Hofmann, Dietrich; Tjerk Popkema, Anne with co-op. Gisela Hofmann (2008), Altfriesisches Handwörterbuch [Old Frisian Concise Dictionary]‎[2] (in German), Heidelberg: Universitätsverlag Winter GmbH Heidelberg, →ISBN Köbler, Gerhard, Altfriesisches Wörterbuch (4th edition 2014)