gathierde
Old English
Alternative forms
- gāthyrde, gāthiorde
Etymology
From gāt + hierde.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡɑːtˌxi͜yr.de/, [ˈɡɑːtˌhi͜yrˠ.de]
Noun
gāthierde m
- a goatherd; one who herds goats
Declension
Declension of gathierde (strong ja-stem)
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
nominative | gāthierde | gāthierdas |
accusative | gāthierde | gāthierdas |
genitive | gāthierdes | gāthierda |
dative | gāthierde | gāthierdum |
Descendants
- Middle English: goteherd (through the Anglian variant)
- English: goatherd
References
- gáthyrde in Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary