swynherde

== Middle English == === Alternative forms === swyne-herthe, swyne hirde, swynhorde, swyn hyrde suynhird, swynard, swyneherde, swynnard, swynnarde (Lincolnshire); swyyne herd (Promptorium Parvulorum) === Etymology === Inherited from Old English swīnhierde; equivalent to swyn (“pig”) +‎ herde (“herder”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈswiːnˌheːrd(ə)/, /ˈswiːnhɛrd(ə)/, /ˈswiːnard(ə)/, /ˈswin-/ === Noun === swynherde swineherd (herder of pigs) ==== Descendants ==== English: swineherd ==== References ==== “swīne-hẹ̄̆rd(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.