hyrde

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse hirðir, from Proto-Germanic *hirdijaz (“herdsman”), derived from Proto-Germanic *herdō (“herd”) (Danish hjord).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈhya̯d̥ə]

Noun

hyrde

1. herder, herdsman, shepherd

Declension

Declension of hyrde

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	hyrde	hyrden	hyrder	hyrderne
genitive	hyrdes	hyrdens	hyrders	hyrdernes

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Middle English

Etymology 1

Noun

hyrde

1. Alternative form of herde (“herder”)

Etymology 2

Noun

hyrde

1. Alternative form of herde (“piece of hards”)

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Old English

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxyːr.de/, [ˈhyːrˠ.de]

Verb

hȳrde

1. first-person singular preterite of hȳran
2. third-person singular preterite of hȳran

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxyr.de/, [ˈhyrˠ.de]

Noun

hyrde m

1. Alternative form of hierde

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Swedish

Adjective

hyrde

1. (deprecated template usage) definite natural masculine singular of hyrd

Verb

hyrde

1. (deprecated template usage) past tense of hyra.