hirde

== Middle English == === Etymology 1 === ==== Noun ==== hirde alternative form of herde (“herd”) === Etymology 2 === ==== Noun ==== hirde alternative form of herde (“herder”) == Old English == === Etymology 1 === ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈxiːr.de/, [ˈhiːrˠ.de] ==== Verb ==== hīrde (Early West Saxon) inflection of hīran: first/third-person singular preterite indicative singular preterite subjunctive === Etymology 2 === ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈxir.de/, [ˈhirˠ.de] ==== Noun ==== hirde m (West Saxon) alternative form of hierde ===== Declension ===== Strong ja-stem: