heord

Old English

Alternative forms

• hierd

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *herdō, from Proto-Indo-European *kerdʰ- (“file, row, herd”). Compare Old Saxon herda, Old High German herta, Old Norse hjǫrð, Gothic 𐌷𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌳𐌰 (hairda).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xe͜ord/, [he͜orˠd]

Noun

heord f

1. a herd

Declension

Strong ō-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	heord	heorda, heorde
accusative	heorde	heorda, heorde
genitive	heorde	heorda
dative	heorde	heordum

Descendants

• Middle English: herde, heerd, heerde, herd, hird, hirde, heorde, hierde (Early Middle English)
  • English: herd
  • Scots: herd, hird