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Antonyms for cross heart


Grammar : Verb
Spell : hahrt
Phonetic Transcription : hɑrt



Definition of cross heart

Origin :
  • Old English heorte "heart; breast, soul, spirit, will, desire; courage; mind, intellect," from Proto-Germanic *khertan- (cf. Old Saxon herta, Old Frisian herte, Old Norse hjarta, Dutch hart, Old High German herza, German Herz, Gothic hairto), from PIE *kerd- "heart" (cf. Greek kardia, Latin cor, Old Irish cride, Welsh craidd, Hittite kir, Lithuanian širdis, Russian serdce "heart," Breton kreiz "middle," Old Church Slavonic sreda "middle").
  • Spelling with -ea- is c.1500, reflecting what then was a long vowel, and remained when pronunciation shifted. Most of the figurative senses were present in Old English, including "intellect, memory," now only in by heart. Heart attack attested from 1875; heart disease is from 1864. The card game hearts is so called from 1886.
  • As in profess : verb declare, assert
  • As in avow : verb state; profess
  • As in promise : verb give word that something will be done
  • As in swear : verb declare under oath
  • As in testify : verb vouch for; give testimony
  • As in vow : verb make a solemn promise
  • As in affirm : verb declare the truth of something
  • As in hold : verb believe

Synonyms for cross heart

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