hæteru

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Old English[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-West Germanic *hatiʀu, originally the fossilised plural of a z-stem noun; related to Middle High German hāȥ, hæȥ, hæȥe (“garment, clothing”),[1] from Proto-West Germanic *hāt (“garment, clothing”).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈxæ.te.ru/, [ˈhæ.te.ru]

Noun[edit]

hæteru n pl

  1. clothing[2]

Declension[edit]

Declension of hæteru (strong a-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative — hæteru
accusative — hæteru
genitive — hætera
dative — hæterum

Descendants[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ “hatter, n.1”, in OED Online Paid subscription required⁠, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, March 2017.
  2. ^ Angus Cameron, Ashley Crandell Amos, Antonette diPaolo Healey, editors (2018), “hæteru”, in Dictionary of Old English: A to I Free access subject to limited trial; subscription normally required⁠‎[1], Toronto: University of Toronto, →OCLC.
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