swinhierde
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Old English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-West Germanic *swīnahirdī. Equivalent to swīn (“pig”) + hierde (“herder”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
swīnhierde m
Declension[edit]
Declension of swinhierde (strong ja-stem)
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | swīnhierde | swīnhierdas |
| accusative | swīnhierde | swīnhierdas |
| genitive | swīnhierdes | swīnhierda |
| dative | swīnhierde | swīnhierdum |
Descendants[edit]
- Middle English: swyneherde
- English: swineherd
References[edit]
- Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “swínhirde”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.