herdeman
Middle English
Alternative forms
- erde man, heerdeman, heerd mann, herde-man, herde man, herde-mon, herdman, hirdeman, hirde-man, hirdemann, hirdman, hird-man, hurd-man
Etymology 1
From Old English hyrdeman; equivalent to herde (“herder”) + mon (“man”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈheːrd(ə)ˌman/, /ˈhiːrd(ə)ˌman/
Noun
herdeman (plural herdemen)
- herder, herdsman
Descendants
- English: herdman (obsolete)
References
- “hẹ̄rde-man, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Noun
herdeman
- Alternative form of hirdman