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Heorot

Heorot proper noun: a legendary mead hall ruled over by Hrothgar, as described in the poem Beowulf.

Proper noun

Heorot

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

Origin of Heorot

Learned borrowing from Old English Heorot. Doublet of hart.

Questions about Heorot

What does Heorot mean?
Heorot means a legendary mead hall ruled over by Hrothgar, as described in the poem Beowulf.
What part of speech is Heorot?
Heorot is a proper noun.

Words near Heorot in the dictionary

  1. HEO
  2. Heolgerrig
  3. heor
  4. Heorhii
  5. Heorhiy
  6. Heorot
  7. heorshe
  8. heort-
  9. heortological
  10. heortologist
  11. heortologists

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