heorot

Old English

Alternative forms

heorut, heort

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *herutaz, from Proto-Indo-European *kerud- (Greek κορυδος ‘crested lark’), from *ker-, *kerə- (Latin cervus ‘horn’). Germanic cognates include Old Saxon hirot (Dutch hert), Old High German hiruz (German Hirsch), Old Norse hjǫrtr (Swedish hjort).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈheo̯rot/

Noun

heorot m

deer, stag

Declension

Declension of heorot (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	heorot	heorotas
accusative	heorot	heorotas
genitive	heorotes	heorota
dative	heorote	heorotum

Descendants

Middle English: heort, hert, hart
- Scots: hert
- English: hart

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