swynherde
Middle English
Alternative forms
- suynhird, swynhorde, swyn hyrde, swynard, swynnard, swynnarde, swyneherde, swyne-herthe, swyne hirde, swyyne herd
Etymology
Inherited from Old English swīnhierde; equivalent to swyn (“pig”) + herde (“herder”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈswiːnˌheːrd(ə)/, /ˈswiːnhɛrd(ə)/, /ˈswiːnard(ə)/, /ˈswin-/
Noun
swynherde
Descendants
- English: swineherd
References
- “swīne-hẹ̄̆rd(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.