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heth

interjectionemotion

mild exclamation for surprise or annoyance

A mild oath or exclamation used to show surprise, annoyance, or to add emphasis to a warning or threat.

Example in use

“Heth, ye canna dae that!”

Pronunciation

Say it like this

/HETH/

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Origin & context

old norsecurrentneutralalso: heath

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