swinhierde
Old English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *swīnahirdī. Equivalent to swīn (“pig”) + hierde (“herder”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈswiːnˌxi͜yr.de/, [ˈswiːnˌhi͜yrˠ.de]
Noun
swīnhierde m
Declension
Strong ja-stem:
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | swīnhierde | swīnhierdas |
| accusative | swīnhierde | swīnhierdas |
| genitive | swīnhierdes | swīnhierda |
| dative | swīnhierde | swīnhierdum |
Descendants
- Middle English: swyneherde
- English: swineherd
References
- Joseph Bosworth, T. Northcote Toller (1898) “swínhirde”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.