swinhierde
Old English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-West Germanic *swīnahirdī. Equivalent to swīn (“pig”) + hierde (“herder”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
swīnhierde m
Declension edit
Declension of swinhierde (strong ja-stem)
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
nominative | swīnhierde | swīnhierdas |
accusative | swīnhierde | swīnhierdas |
genitive | swīnhierdes | swīnhierda |
dative | swīnhierde | swīnhierdum |
Descendants edit
- Middle English: swyneherde
- English: swineherd
References edit
- Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “swínhirde”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.