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): /ˈheo̯rd/, [ˈheo̯rˠd]

Noun

heord f

a herd

Descendants

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

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