(a) The heart of a human being or of an animal; (b) anat. the human heart considered medically or scientifically; (c) in phrases: betinge (smitinge) of the ~, palpitation of the heart; case (caussula, cheste, cofre) of the ~, the pericardium; chaumbre (womb) of the ~, a ventricle of the heart; (litel) ere of the ~, horn of the ~, an auricle of the heart; hed of the ~, the apex of the heart; also, base of the heart; holwe of the ~, a ventricle of the heart; ?also the middle of the heart; (d) the heart of an animal, used for cooking or medicinally; (e) in oaths.

(a) The region of the body about the heart; the stomach; next the ~, on an empty stomach, fasting; holden (up) ~, to stay or satisfy the stomach; (b) the part of the thorax in front of the heart; breast, chest.

Something resembling a heart: (a) an object, such as an ornament or piece of jewelry, in the shape of a conventionalized heart; (b) ?the sole of the foot; (c) the inner part of anything, the middle or center; of a tree: the inner pith; of an onion: the core; of an army: the center; in(to the ~ of, in(to the midst of; (d) the older, harder central portion of wood, heartwood; ~ of ok, ok of ~, the heartwood of the oak.

In cpds. and combs.: (a) ~ cove, ?a chamber of the heart; ~ ground, the center of the heart; ~ leves, ?the lobes of the lungs; ~ pit (polk), the pit of the stomach; ~ side, the left side; ~ spon, ?the xiphoid process, an ensiform cartilage extending below the breast bone, ?the pit of the stomach; ~ streng, the region around or in front of the heart; ~ veine, the median vein in the arm; (b) ~ ache [OE heortece], pain at the heart, ?heartburn; ~ goute [?error for hot ~; see goute n. (1)]; ~ quakinge, a heart disorder with palpitation of the heart; ~ wound, a wound to the heart; (c) ~ lat (lath), lath made from heartwood [see also hart-lat]; (d) ~ roue, ?a dish made of stuffed pork tripe; ~ wort, a plant resembling bugle, ?self-heal Prunella vulgaris; tre ~, the heart of a tree; ?its root.

(a) The conscious self, the true self as opposed to the outward persona; the center of psychic and sensitive functions; eie of the ~, the understanding; hertes hous, the inmost recesses of the mind; ayen(es ~, with one's true feelings concealed; in double ~, in ~ and ~, in ~ and thurgh ~, treacherously; in ~ is not to hiden, that is the truth of it; (b) the Christian soul, the center of spiritual life and moral virtues; chekes of the ~, the soul's sensitivity to God's impulses; (c) cpds. & combs. ~ bok; ~ bote, soul's help; ~ glem (light), the light of the soul; herte(s hord, mind, memory; ~ lisse, the soul's joy; ~ love, the soul's devotion, soul's love; ~ rest, peace of soul; ~ theu, one of the soul's virtues; ~ thought, secret thought; herte(s wille, eagerness, deepest desire; ~ wit, mind, intelligence; hertes eie (ere), the mind; hertes eie-salve; hertes ground( rote), the depths of the soul; hertes tonge, thought.

(a) In adverbial phrases: in (of, on, to the, with) ~, in (with) al min ~, of al thin (oure) ~, of (mid, with) inward ~, mid al min (his, etc.) ~, mid al ~, mid oure ~, with his ~, with (al his) hol ~, without dissimulation, unaffectedly, sincerely, fervently, really, in reality; (b) in phrases contrasting or combining the heart and the mind, or internal feeling and external expression: with ~ and honde (hondes, eres, tonge), mid ~ ne mid mouth, in honde and in ~, of (with) mouth and ~, with mouth ~ and honde, with voice and ~; with ~ and mode, with ~ and thought (minde), with hed and with ~; (c) areren ~, heven (up, upward) ~, to lift up the heart, pray; on ~, unanimity.

(a) The center or seat of human emotion, love, etc.; hurten ~, to wound the feelings; setten ~ afire, stimulate a violent emotion; (b) love, affection, passion; (c) trust, loyalty, devotion, commitment; (d) cpds. & combs. ~ bisinesse, anxiety; ~ ground, the depths of the heart, deepest feelings; ~ hele, heart's delight; ~ longinge, yearning; ~ sor [cp. OE heort-sārnes], sorrow, grief, contrition; ~ tene, bitter annoyance, severe grief; ~ sik, heart-felt sigh; ~ smert, sorrow, contrition; ~ stanginge, annoyance; ~ hevi, sad at heart; ~ iwounded, cut to the quick; ~ depe, in deep sorrow; hertes botme, the depths of the heart; hertes ese [see also ese n. 2.], freedom from anxiety or disturbance, tranquilwell-being.

Idiomatic expressions: (a) taken til (to) ~, to love (sb.); nimen (setten) to ~, taken at (til, to, neigh to) ~, take (sth.) to heart, be affected by (sth.), take (sth.) seriously; lien on (neigh to) ~, sitten neigh ~, wenden nere ~, affect (sb.) greatly, be of great concern (to sb.); (b) casten ~ on, to love and trust (sb. or sth.); casten ~ to (up, upon), love and trust (sb.), place confidence in; casten ~ after (to), hanker after (sth.); haven in ~, haven (holden) ~ to, have love for (sb.), direct one's love to; setten ~, concentrate one's desires; setten ~ in, love (sb.); setten ~ on, fix one's desires on (sb. or sth.), love; setten ~ to, fix desires on (sth.); (c) his ~ bereth (bar, yaf) him, he is (was) favorably disposed (to do sth.); his ~ bar (yaf), his ~ bar him, he was favorably disposed (to sb.); his ~ drou, he was inclined, he was favorably disposed (to sb., to do sth.); etc.; (d) putten (setten) ~, putten on (to) ~, to pay serious attention; putten (setten) ~ in, participate wholeheartedly in (sth.); putten to ~ to, devote serious attention to (sth.); leien ~, setten to ~, endeavour seriously (to do sth.); (e) in phrases of endearment: dere (dereworthe, min, swete, worthli) ~, ~ dere (min), mi hertes swete.

(a) The mind, understanding, imagination; haven in (on) ~, to intend (to do sth.), keep (sth.) in mind, have in mind; haven ~ on, concentrate attention on (sth.); his ~ helded, his mind weakened; (b) moral consciousness, moral sensitivity, conscience; hurten ~, to worry the conscience; (c) memory, remembrance; bi ~, by rote; (d) instinct, premonition; a hunch.

(a) The heart viewed as the center of life, vitality, or energy; the heart as physically affected by emotion; also fig.; ~ breken (bresten, riven, to-breken), to be in great distress, be overcome by grief [see also breken 2e., & bresten 3.]; breken ~, cause (sb.) to be overcome with grief [see also breken 2e.]; (b) the heart viewed as the seat of courage or determination; fals ~, softness of character, timidity; gret ~, intrepidity, magnanimity; ~ hol, q.v.; (c) courage, resolution, manliness, fortitude; with ~ and honde, courageously and vigorously; cacchen (up) ~, gaderen up ~, geten (nimen) ~, taken (god) ~, to gain or regain courage; (d) good spirits, good cheer, vitality; henten god ~, heven (liften) up ~, plukken up herte(s, to cheer up; his ~ sat cold, he was depressed or sad; (e) cpds. & combs. ~ breche (brest), sorrow, dying of sorrow; ~ failing, despair; hertes lif, life, vital functioning.

Idiomatic expressions: (a) beren hevi ~, to be angry; beren hevi (ivel) ~ to, beren ~ ayen, haven ~ to, haven at ~, bear animosity towards (sb.), hate; heven ~, be defiant; heven ~ ayenes, act in defiance of (sb.); (b) haven ~, to have the cruelty or determination (to do sth.); haven ~ to, have the determination for (sth.).

(a) Character, disposition, temperament; cold ~; god ~, friendship; gret (heigh) ~, haughtiness, nobility; hard ~, ~ hardnesse, unbending disposition, stubbornness; lou ~, humility; enduren (harden) ~, to make the heart stubborn; ~ hard, hard of heart, bitter; (b) a person of a certain character; (c) state of mind, temporary feeling, mood; gret (hot) ~, rage; dressen ~, to adjust one's feelings (to do sth.); unbinden ~, disclose one's feelings.

(a) Purpose, will, intention; with ~ and not with honde, in intention but not in fact; wenden ~, to change the purpose (of sb.); (b) wish, desire; ayen ~, against the will (of sb.); (c) cpds. & combs. ~ fille, as much as one wishes; herte(s wone, the way of man's will.