Etymology

Heorot

H4E1O1R1O1T1

Today it means: A legendary mead hall ruled over by Hrothgar, as described in the poem Beowulf. Full definition →

Old English Heorot
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  1. Old English · learned borrowing fromHeorot
  2. English todayHeorot

Learned borrowing from Old English Heorot. Doublet of hart.

Words from the same roots

Old EnglishHeorot all →

hartHartfordHortonhartleyHartlandHurstonHartshorneHartfieldHartonHarthillHartburn

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