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): /ˈheord/

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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