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hart

/ˈhɑːt/HAHRT
/ˈhɑɹt/HAHRT

Meaninghorned one

Common meaning: a male deer

Journey through time

  1. Aryan root · reconstructed√KAR‘be hard or rough’No written record; from Skeat’s list of Aryan roots, no. 55, p. 732 · scan
  2. Old Englishheorot‘hart’sourceB&T
  3. Middle Englishhertsource
  4. Englishhart‘a male deer’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Old English heorot ‘stag’.

Roots

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