heord

Old English

Alternative forms

• heorde, heordan pl

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

Descendants

• Middle English: herde, harde; heorden, herden, hurden, hirden, herdes, hardes pl
  • English: hards, hurds
  • Scots: herdis, hardis, hards