hearted, ppl. a.
(ˈhɑːtɪd)
[f. heart n. and v.: see -ed1, -ed2.]
1. Having a heart; esp. in parasynthetic comb., as faint-hearted, hard-hearted, etc., q.v.
| c 1205 [see hard-hearted]. a 1225 Ancr. R. 118 Mine leoue sustren..lokeð þet ȝe beon..swete & swote iheorted. a 1529 Skelton Col. Cloute 169 They are good men Much herted like an hen. 1577–87 Holinshed Chron. III. 1176/1 Which answer of so noble an hearted princesse..mooued a maruellous shout. c 1825 Beddoes Torrismond i. iii, If this man should be Vain, selfish, light, or hearted with a stone. 1860 Delamer Kitch. Gard. 56 In cutting a hearted cabbage. |
† 2. Sagacious, wise, prudent; = hearty a. 2.
| 1388 Wyclif Job xxxiv. 10 Therfor ȝe men hertid [gloss. that is, vndirstondinge] here ȝe me. |
† 3. Full of heart, spirited, courageous. Obs.
| 1538 Leland Itin. V. 26 Coltes..better fed then harted or apt for War. 1595 Southwell St. Peter's Compl. 7 O coward troups, far better arm'd then harted. |
4. Having the shape of a heart; cordate.
| 1834 J. R. Planché Brit. Costume 199 The steeple head-dress, which succeeded the horned or hearted shape. a 1864 Landor (Webster), With hearted spear-head. |
5. Fixed or established in the heart.
| 1604 Shakes. Oth. iii. iii. 448 Yield vp (O Loue) thy Crowne, and hearted Throne To tyrannous Hate. 1850 Talfourd Lett. Lamb vii. 67 A deep and hearted feeling of jealousy. |
Hence -heartedly, -heartedness in comb.
| 1583 [see hardheartedness]. 1585 T. Washington tr. Nicholay's Voy. i. xix. 23 So fainte heartedlie to surrender themselves. 1884 J. Parker Apost. Life III. 93, I ask for great-heartedness—all but infinite heartedness, that will listen to all kinds of people. |