hearde

== Middle English == === Noun === hearde alternative form of herde (“piece of hards”) == Old English == === Etymology === heard +‎ -e === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈxæ͜ɑr.de/, [ˈhæ͜ɑrˠ.de] === Adverb === hearde (comparative heardor, superlative heardost) severely, greatly, very much, sorely === References === Joseph Bosworth; T. Northcote Toller (1898), “hearde”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.