heretowa

Middle English

Alternative forms

• heretoȝe, heretogh, heretoȝæ, heretoche

Etymology

From Old English heretoga, from Proto-West Germanic *haritogō, from Proto-Germanic *harjatugô.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhɛr(ə)tɔu̯(ə)/

Noun

heretowa

1. (Early Middle English) leader, commander, head, governor

Descendants

• → English: heretog

References

• “here-towa (n.)”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-02.