Old English Dictionary Entry

HEORTE

Part of speech: an;

Definitions

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1 HEORTE

f. The HEART :-- Gif ðín heorte ace if thy heart ache, Lchdm. iii. 42, 1. Óþ ðæt him heortan blód foldan geséceþ until his heart's blood seek the earth, Salm. Kmbl. 314; Sal. 156 Wyxþ wind on ðære heortan wind waxeth in the heart, L. M. 1, 17 ; Lchdm. ii. 60, 7. Of ðære heortan cumaþ yfle geþancas de corde exeunt cogitationes malæ, Mt. Kmbl. 15, 19. Lustum heortena desideriis cordum, Ps. Th. 80, 12. [Laym. A. R. heorte: Orm. heorrte, herrte: Chauc. Wick. herte: Goth. hairto: O. Sax. herta: O. Frs. hirte: Icel. hjarta: O. H. Ger. herza: Ger. herz: Lat. cord-: Grk. ααρδία.] heorte

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Runic Inscription

ᚻᛇᚱᛏᛖ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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Common Abbreviations

Ger.: German
Goth.: Gothic
Icel.: Icelandic
L.: Latin
Lat.: Latin
O. Frs.: Old Frisian
O. H. Ger.: Old High German
O. Sax.: Old Saxon

Works & Authors

Mt.: Gospel of St. Matthew (OE translation)
Orm.: Ormulum (ME text by Orm)
Ps.: Psalms (OE)
R.: Riddles (Exeter Book)
Sal.: Psalms of Solomon (OE)
Th.: Thorpe, Benjamin (editor)

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