herdeman
Middle English edit
Alternative forms edit
- erde man, heerdeman, heerd mann, herde-man, herde man, herde-mon, herdman, hirdeman, hirde-man, hirdemann, hirdman, hird-man, hurd-man
Etymology 1 edit
From Old English hyrdeman; equivalent to herde (“herder”) + mon (“man”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
herdeman (plural herdemen)
Descendants edit
- English: herdman (obsolete)
References edit
- “hẹ̄rde-man, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Etymology 2 edit
Noun edit
herdeman
- Alternative form of hirdman