hart

[hahrt]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

plural

harts ,

plural

hart .

a male deer, commonly of the red deer, Cervus elaphus, especially after its fifth year.

Hart

[hahrt]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

Albert Bushnell 1854–1943, U.S. editor, historian, and educator.
Gary (Warren), born 1936, U.S. politician: senator 1975–87.
Lorenz 1895–1943, U.S. lyricist.
Moss, 1904–61, U.S. playwright and librettist.
William S(hakespeare), 1872–1946, U.S. film actor.

Hart

/ ��ɑː�� /

noun

Lorenz. 1895–1943, US lyricist: collaborated with Richard Rodgers in writing musicals
Moss. 1904–61, US dramatist: collaborated with George Kaufman on Broadway comedies and wrote libretti for musicals

hart

/ ��ɑː�� /

noun

the male of the deer, esp the red deer aged five years or more

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Word History and Origins

Origin of hart¹

before 900; Middle English hert, Old English heorot; cognate with Dutch hert, German Hirsch, Old Norse ��ǫ��ٰ�; akin to Latin cervus stag, Greek ��ó�� helmet, crest

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Word History and Origins

Origin of hart¹

Old English heorot; related to Old Norse ��ö��ٰ�, Old High German hiruz hart, Latin cervus stag, Lithuanian ��á�� cow; see _horn

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Richard II, whose crest was a white hart, was said to have inspired the pub's name when he reportedly spent the night there in the 15th Century.

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For her part, Ann’s passion outpaced her spelling: “All my hart is ever thine.”

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There was also a new piece from master of the Queen's music Judith Weir, who set to music the words of Psalm 42, "Like as the hart".

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A specially commissioned piece, 'Like as the hart', composed by the Master of The King's Music, Judith Weir, will be sung by the choir.

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The white hart chose her, and she was merciful enough to spare it.

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Harstad Hartack

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