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heortan

heart-ACC

Attested in Aelfric's Colloquy 4
Lemma: heorte 'heart' (oe-acc)

heorte

N (fem)

The heart

originates from
PWGmc *hertā 'heart' (hertā > hertǣ > heortǣ > heortæ > heorte) through pwgmc-to-oe
(source: Ringe 2014:59)
PGmc *hertōn- 'heart' (hertōn- > hertān > heortān > heortan) through pgmc-to-oe
(source: Kroonen 2013:222)
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