swynherde
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Middle English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- suynhird, swynhorde, swyn hyrde, swynard, swynnard, swynnarde, swyneherde, swyne-herthe, swyne hirde, swyyne herd
Etymology[edit]
Inherited from Old English swīnhierde; equivalent to swyn (“pig”) + herde (“herder”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
swynherde
Descendants[edit]
- English: swineherd
References[edit]
- “swīne-hẹ̄̆rd(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.