hierde
Middle English
editEtymology 1
editNoun
edithierde
- (Early Middle English) Alternative form of herde (“herd”)
Etymology 2
editNoun
edithierde
- Alternative form of herde (“herder”)
Old English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Germanic *hirdijaz, derived from *herdō (“herd”). Cognate with Old Saxon hirdi, Old High German hirti (German Hirte), Old Norse hirðir (Swedish herde).
Pronunciation
editNoun
edithierde m
Declension
editDeclension of hierde (strong ja-stem)
Derived terms
edit- ċildra hierde (“pedagogue”)
- gāthierde (“goat herder”)
- Hierdebōc (name for Pastoral Care)
- hierdelīċ (“pastoral”)
- horshierde (“groom [of a horse]”)
- māþmhierde (“treasurer”)
- oxanhierde (“oxherd”)
- sċēaphierde (“shepherd”)
- swīnhierde (“swineherd”)