hierde

== Middle English == === Etymology 1 === ==== Noun ==== hierde (Early Middle English) alternative form of herde (“herd”) === Etymology 2 === ==== Noun ==== hierde alternative form of herde (“herder”) == Old English == === Alternative forms === hyrde, hiorde, hirde, heorde === Etymology === From Proto-Germanic *hirdijaz, derived from *herdō (“herd”). Cognate with Old Saxon hirdi, Old High German hirti (German Hirte), Old Norse hirðir (Swedish herde). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈxi͜yr.de/, [ˈhi͜yrˠ.de] === Noun === hierde m herdsman guardian, keeper, protector ==== Declension ==== Strong ja-stem: ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== Middle English: herdeEnglish: herdScots: herd, hird