HERTE, _s._ heart, 1. 12; 2. 14, 25, 57; 3. 80; L. 57; A 150, 229, 533, B 101, 167, 1056, 1661, 1745, E. 412, G 870; dear one, T. ii. 1096; courage, 3. 1222; Hertes, _gen._ heart's, 1. 164; 4. 57, 124; Herte, _gen._ T. ii. 445; I 154; Herte rote, root (bottom) of the heart, R. 1026; _myn hertes_, of my heart, 4. 57; Hertes, _pl._ hearts, 3. 1289; L. 1841; B 1066; _gen. pl._ hearts', E 112. A.S. _heorte_, gen. _heortan_. HERTE, _pt. s._ hurt, 3. 883. For _hurte_; from infin. _hurten_. See HURTE. HERTE-BLOOD, heart's blood, L. 2105; A 2006, C 902, D 718. Here _herte_ may be taken as the gen. sing.; cf. I 154. HERTELEES, _adj._ heartless, without heart, T. v. 1594; deficient in courage, B 4098. HERTELY, _adv._ heartily, A 762, B 3983; thoroughly, L. 33; earnestly, 3. 1226; truly, 3. 85. HERTE-ROTE, _s._ root of the heart, depth of the heart, L. 1993. HERTE-SPOON, _s._ 'the concave part of the breast, where the ribs unite to form the _cartilago ensiformis_' (Tyrwhitt), A 2606. Lit. 'heart-spoon.' HERT-HUNTING, _s._ hunting of the hart, 3. 1313. HERTH, _pr. s._ heareth, L. 327 a. See HERE. HERTLY, _adj._ heartfelt, honest, L. 2124; hearty, E 176, 502, F 5. HER-TO, _adv._ for this purpose, B 243. HERYINGE, _s._ praising, I 682; praise, B 1649; glory, T. iii. 48. See HERIE. HESTE, _s._ command, commandment, behest, 7. 119; B 382, 1013, 3754, C 490, 641, D 74, E 128, 568, F 114; promise, F 1064; Heeste, commandment, I 845; Hest (put for _heste_ before a vowel), A 2532; Hestes, _pl._ commands, B 284, E 529; commandments, C 640. A.S. _h[=ae]s_. H[`E]TE, _s._ heat, R. 1508; 4. 88; T. v. 1107; HF. 569, 921; L. 774; G 1408, I 120; passion, 4. 127; T. ii. 942; heat, _but put for_ surge, B 1. m 7. 3; boiling surge (Lat. _aestum_), B 1. m 4. 5. A.S. _h[=ae]to_. See HEET. HETE, _v._ promise, vow, 3. 1226; 6. 77; _pr. s. subj._ promise, A 2398; _1 pr. s._ B 334, 1132; Hette, _pt. s._ 4. 185 (see note). See HOTE. HETERLY, _adv._ fiercely, L. 638. See note; and see _heter_ in Stratmann. H[=E]THEN, _adj._ heathen, L. 299 _a_, 309 _a_; B 904, F 1293; _as s._ a heathen, A 66. A.S. _h[=ae]dhen_. H[)E]THEN, _adv._ hence (Northern), A 4033. Icel. _hedhan_. HETHENESSE, _s._ parts inhabited by the heathen, heathen lands, A 49, B 1112. H[=E]THING, _s._ contempt, A 4110. Icel. _haedhing_. HETTE, _pt. s._ heated, inflamed, 5. 145. From infin. _h[`e]ten_, A.S. _h[=ae]tan_. HETTE, _pt. s._ was named, T. v. 319 _n_; promised, 4. 185. See HOTE. HEVE, _v._ heave, lift, A 550, I 858; Heven, _ger._ to use exertion, labour, T. ii. 1289; Hevest, _2 pr. s._ heavest, A 3466; Heveth, _pr. s._ lifts up, B 5. m 5. 11; Haf, _pt. s._ heaved, A 3470; Heef, _pt. s._ lifted, B 1. p 1. 12; Heved, _pt. s_ (_weak form_), B 1. p 1. 12 _n_; Heve, _imp. s._ lift, T. v. 1159. HEVED, _s._ head, B 1. p 1. 12; HF. 550; A. i. 21. 52; beginning, A. ii. 16. 2; Hevedes, _pl._ A. ii. 15. 1; B 2. m 7. 11; B 2032, I 191. A.S. _h[=e]afod_. See HEED.