eldertongue

Old English · noun

here

Part of speech
noun, masculine
Declension
strong ja-stem
IPA
/ˈxe.re/
[ˈhe.re]
Syllables
ˈxe · re (2 syllables)
Modern English
armymilitary

here1 · noun · masculine

Senses

  1. army, military (especially of the enemy)

    Hwīlum iċ on wloncum wiċġe rīde herġes on ende; heard is mīn tunge.

    Sometimes, I ride on a proud horse at the rear of an army; my tongue in hard.

    c. 980, Exeter Book Riddle 80:

Declension · strong ja-stem

Declension of here
SingularPlural
Nominative hereherġas
Accusative hereherġas
Genitive herġesherġa
Dative herġeherġum

here2 · noun · inflected form

Senses

  1. dative singular of hēr

  2. Inflected form of hēr

All forms (6)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *hari, from Proto-Germanic *harjaz, from Proto-Indo-European *ker-.

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