gathyrde
Old English
Alternative forms
- gāthierde
- gāthiorde
Etymology
From gāt + hyrde.
Noun
gāthyrde m
- A goatherd; one who herds goats.
Declension
Declension of gathyrde (strong ja-stem)
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | gāthyrde | gāthyrdas |
| accusative | gāthyrde | gāthyrdas |
| genitive | gāthyrdes | gāthyrda |
| dative | gāthyrde | gāthyrdum |
Descendants
- Middle English: goteherd
- English: goatherd
References
- gáthyrde in Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary