Origin of hurt
1150–1200; (v.) Middle English
hurten, hirten, herten to injure, damage, stumble, knock together, apparently < Old French
hurter to knock (against), oppose (compare French
heurter, orig. dial.), probably a verbal derivative of Frankish
*hûrt ram, cognate with Old Norse
hrūtr; (noun) Middle English < Old French, derivative of the v.
OTHER WORDS FROM hurt
hurt·a·ble, adjective hurt·er, noun un·hurt, adjective un·hurt·ing, adjectiveWords nearby hurt
hursinghar,
hurst,
hurstmonceux,
hurston,
hurston, zora neale,
hurt,
hurter,
hurtful,
hurtle,
hurtleberry,
hurtless
Example sentences from the Web for hurt
British Dictionary definitions for hurt (1 of 2)
hurt
1
/ (hɜːt) /
verb hurts, hurting or hurt
noun
adjective
injured or pained physically or emotionally
a hurt knee; a hurt look
Derived forms of hurt
hurter, nounWord Origin for hurt
C12
hurten to hit, from Old French
hurter to knock against, probably of Germanic origin; compare Old Norse
hrūtr ram, Middle High German
hurt a collision
British Dictionary definitions for hurt (2 of 2)
Idioms and Phrases with hurt
hurt
see not hurt a fly.