Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

heorot

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.33 in modern English

Syllables: heo-rot
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A legendary mead hall ruled over by Hrothgar, as described in the poem Beowulf.

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Old English Heorot. Doublet of hart.

Questions

What does heorot mean?: A legendary mead hall ruled over by Hrothgar, as described in the poem Beowulf.
Where does heorot come from?: Learned borrowing from Old English Heorot. Doublet of hart.

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