"herte" meaning in Middle English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈhɛrt(ə)/ Forms: hertes [plural], herten [plural], herte [plural]
Etymology: Inherited from Old English heorte, from Proto-West Germanic *hertā, from Proto-Germanic *hertô, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱḗr. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|enm|ang|heorte|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old English heorte, {{inh+|enm|ang|heorte}} Inherited from Old English heorte, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*hertā}} Proto-West Germanic *hertā, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*hertô}} Proto-Germanic *hertô, {{der|enm|ine-pro|*ḱḗr}} Proto-Indo-European *ḱḗr Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} herte, {{enm-noun|pl2=herten|pl3=herte}} herte (plural hertes or herten or herte)
  1. The heart (organ, sometimes eaten).
    Sense id: en-herte-enm-noun-pdcUHxEA
  2. One's inner self; the mind:
    One's memory or recall; one's ability to remember.
    Categories (topical): Anatomy, Mind
    Sense id: en-herte-enm-noun-M8iOAusn Disambiguation of Anatomy: 3 19 19 4 12 4 6 4 4 3 3 3 5 5 3 Disambiguation of Mind: 0 26 26 9 18 0 0 0 0 10 6 0 2 1 1
  3. One's inner self; the mind:
    (rare) One's intuition or sixth sense.
    Tags: rare Categories (topical): Anatomy, Meats, Mind, Organs
    Sense id: en-herte-enm-noun-kyBIiVSU Disambiguation of Anatomy: 3 19 19 4 12 4 6 4 4 3 3 3 5 5 3 Disambiguation of Meats: 7 5 15 7 6 9 15 6 9 6 8 1 1 2 3 Disambiguation of Mind: 0 26 26 9 18 0 0 0 0 10 6 0 2 1 1 Disambiguation of Organs: 4 7 16 8 7 9 11 6 10 7 9 1 2 1 3 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 0 0 5 0 4 31 5 5 8 11 5 8 4 9 1 2 0 1 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 0 0 5 1 4 34 5 5 8 10 5 7 4 10 1 2 0 1
  4. One's feelings, or beliefs; the heart viewed as a source of them:
    Positive emotions; cheerfulness, happiness.
    Sense id: en-herte-enm-noun-9rO87bOk
  5. One's feelings, or beliefs; the heart viewed as a source of them:
    Bravery, resolve, or courage.
    Categories (topical): Anatomy, Mind
    Sense id: en-herte-enm-noun-UDpZyWxg Disambiguation of Anatomy: 3 19 19 4 12 4 6 4 4 3 3 3 5 5 3 Disambiguation of Mind: 0 26 26 9 18 0 0 0 0 10 6 0 2 1 1
  6. One's feelings, or beliefs; the heart viewed as a source of them:
    Ardour, love; a strong and deep-seated liking of something.
    Sense id: en-herte-enm-noun-TKuTKz7h
  7. One's feelings, or beliefs; the heart viewed as a source of them:
    One's (inherent or current) attitude or behaviour.
    Categories (topical): Meats
    Sense id: en-herte-enm-noun-DwyKtelv Disambiguation of Meats: 7 5 15 7 6 9 15 6 9 6 8 1 1 2 3
  8. One's feelings, or beliefs; the heart viewed as a source of them:
    One's or religious feelings and attitudes.
    Categories (topical): Religion
    Sense id: en-herte-enm-noun-~ZHRYqsr Disambiguation of Religion: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  9. One's feelings, or beliefs; the heart viewed as a source of them:
    (rare) Faithfulness, fidelity; keeping one's words.
    Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-herte-enm-noun-OfZYVNBQ
  10. One's intent or wish; what one wants.
    Sense id: en-herte-enm-noun-KbZq5Z7i
  11. A heart-shaped trinket.
    Sense id: en-herte-enm-noun-PEiJu6yV
  12. The core or middle of something.
    Sense id: en-herte-enm-noun-LE-2CL~8
  13. (rare) Wood from the middle of a tree. Tags: rare Categories (lifeform): Woods
    Sense id: en-herte-enm-noun-fOReBnIj Disambiguation of Woods: 2 10 12 6 6 7 9 6 8 5 6 1 16 2 4
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: herte blood, herted, hertles
Etymology number: 1 Synonyms: hart, harte, heorte, hert, hertt, hirte, huerte, heortæ, heorrte, herrte, hierte, horte, hurte [Early-Middle-English]

Noun

Head templates: {{head|enm|noun}} herte
  1. Alternative form of hert Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: hert
    Sense id: en-herte-enm-noun-siXbGdur
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

Head templates: {{head|enm|verb}} herte
  1. Alternative form of hurten Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: hurten
    Sense id: en-herte-enm-verb-S9bs9R3y
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "text": "Ac hy habbeþ hire heꝛten zuo areꝛed ine god: þet hi ne pꝛayſeþ þe woꝛdle: bote ane botoun. and hi ne dredeþ kyng. ne eꝛl.[…]",
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        "id": "",
        "lit": "",
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        "One's inner self; the mind:",
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        "One's feelings, or beliefs; the heart viewed as a source of them:",
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      ],
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          "happiness"
        ]
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      "glosses": [
        "One's feelings, or beliefs; the heart viewed as a source of them:",
        "Bravery, resolve, or courage."
      ],
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          "feelings"
        ],
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        ],
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          "resolve"
        ],
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          "courage"
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      "glosses": [
        "One's feelings, or beliefs; the heart viewed as a source of them:",
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        [
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          "feelings"
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      ]
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      "glosses": [
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          "feelings"
        ],
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          "english": "But those who have their hearts inspired by God, who don't praise the world('s ways) even a bit and who don't fear kings, earls, […]",
          "ref": "c. 1340, Dan Michel, “Vridom”, in Ayenbite of Inwyt, page 86",
          "text": "Ac hy habbeþ hire heꝛten zuo areꝛed ine god: þet hi ne pꝛayſeþ þe woꝛdle: bote ane botoun. and hi ne dredeþ kyng. ne eꝛl.[…]",
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        "One's feelings, or beliefs; the heart viewed as a source of them:",
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      ],
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        [
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          "feelings"
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        [
          "beliefs",
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    {
      "categories": [
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "One's feelings, or beliefs; the heart viewed as a source of them:",
        "Faithfulness, fidelity; keeping one's words."
      ],
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "One's intent or wish; what one wants."
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          "intent"
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          "wish"
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        "A heart-shaped trinket."
      ],
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          "heart",
          "heart"
        ],
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          "trinket",
          "trinket"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "The core or middle of something."
      ],
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          "core"
        ],
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          "middle",
          "middle"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Middle English terms with rare senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Wood from the middle of a tree."
      ],
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          "wood"
        ],
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          "middle"
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          "tree"
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        "(rare) Wood from the middle of a tree."
      ],
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        "rare"
      ]
    }
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈhɛrt(ə)/"
    }
  ],
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      "word": "hart"
    },
    {
      "word": "harte"
    },
    {
      "word": "heorte"
    },
    {
      "word": "hert"
    },
    {
      "word": "hertt"
    },
    {
      "word": "hirte"
    },
    {
      "word": "huerte"
    },
    {
      "word": "heortæ"
    },
    {
      "word": "heorrte"
    },
    {
      "word": "herrte"
    },
    {
      "word": "hierte"
    },
    {
      "word": "horte"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Early-Middle-English"
      ],
      "word": "hurte"
    }
  ],
  "word": "herte"
}

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    "Middle English verbs",
    "enm:Anatomy",
    "enm:Meats",
    "enm:Mind",
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    "enm:Religion",
    "enm:Woods"
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        "Alternative form of hert"
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          "hert",
          "hert#Middle English"
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}

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    "enm:Religion",
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  "lang_code": "enm",
  "pos": "verb",
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        "Alternative form of hurten"
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          "hurten",
          "hurten#Middle English"
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}

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