swinhierde
Old English
Alternative forms
- swīnhyrde, swȳnhyrde
- sƿīnhierde (wynn spelling)
Etymology
From West Germanic *swīnahirdī. Cognate with Old High German swīnhirti. Equivalent to swīn (“pig”) + hierde (“herder”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈswiːnˌhiy̯rde/, [ˈswiːnˌhiy̯rˠde]
Noun
swīnhierde m
- swineherd
Declension
Declension of swinhierde (strong ja-stem)
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
nominative | swīnhierde | swīnhierdas |
accusative | swīnhierde | swīnhierdas |
genitive | swīnhierdes | swīnhierda |
dative | swīnhierde | swīnhierdum |
Descendants
- Middle English: swyneherde
- English: swineherd
References
- swínhirde in Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary