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Noun [Middle English]

IPA: /hɛrθ/, /heːrθ/, /hɛːrθ/ (note: from the plural *herthes with lengthening before /rð/) Forms: herthe [alternative], hertþ [alternative], herþ [alternative], heorð [alternative, Early-Middle-English], heorþ [alternative, Early-Middle-English], harthe [alternative, Late-Middle-English], hearthe [alternative, Late-Middle-English]
Etymology: Inherited from Old English heorþ, from Proto-West Germanic *herþ. Etymology templates: {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|enm|ang|heorþ|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old English heorþ, {{inh+|enm|ang|heorþ}} Inherited from Old English heorþ, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*herþ}} Proto-West Germanic *herþ Head templates: {{head|enm|noun}} herth
  1. A hearth; a place where a fire is lighted.
    Sense id: en-herth-enm-noun-kpIqjpkB Categories (other): Fire, Home Disambiguation of Fire: 100 0 Disambiguation of Home: 46 54
  2. A furnace; an oven used for heating in manufacturing.
    Sense id: en-herth-enm-noun-8iCbcdak Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Home Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 22 78 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 42 58 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 42 58 Disambiguation of Home: 46 54

Noun [Old Saxon]

Etymology: From Proto-West Germanic *herþ. Etymology templates: {{inh|osx|gmw-pro|*herþ}} Proto-West Germanic *herþ Head templates: {{head|osx|noun|g=m|g2=|head=herth|sort=}} herth m, {{osx-noun|m|head=herth}} herth m Inflection templates: {{osx-decl-noun-a-m|herth}} Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], herth [nominative, singular], herthos [nominative, plural], herth [accusative, singular], herthos [accusative, plural], herthes [genitive, singular], herthō [genitive, plural], herthe [dative, singular], herthum [dative, plural], - [instrumental, singular], - [instrumental, plural]
  1. hearth Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-herth-osx-noun-~lhjI-l5 Categories (other): Old Saxon entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Fire, Home

Alternative forms

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          "herthō",
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        "Old Saxon nouns",
        "Old Saxon terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
        "Old Saxon terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic",
        "Pages with 2 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "osx:Fire",
        "osx:Home"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "hearth"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "hearth",
          "hearth"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "herth"
}

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