heord

== Old English == === Alternative forms === hierd === Etymology === From Proto-Germanic *herdō, from Proto-Indo-European *kerdʰ- (“file, row, herd”). Compare Old Saxon herda, Old High German herta, Old Norse hjǫrð, Gothic 𐌷𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌳𐌰 (hairda). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /xe͜ord/, [he͜orˠd] === Noun === heord f a herd ==== Declension ==== Strong ō-stem: ==== Descendants ==== Middle English: herde, heerd, heerde, herd, hird, hirde, heorde, hierde (Early Middle English)English: herdScots: herd, hird