Old English · noun
sceaphierde
Normalised sċēaphierde
- Part of speech
- noun, masculine
- Declension
- strong ja-stem
- IPA
- /ˈʃæ͜ɑːpˌxi͜yr.de/[ˈʃæ͜ɑːpˌhi͜yrˠ.de]
- Syllables
- ˈʃæ͜ɑːp · ˌxi͜yr · de (3 syllables)
- Modern English
- shepherd
Meaning
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shepherd
Iċ eom sē gōda sċēaphierde. Sē gōda sċēaphierde selþ his līf for his sċēapum.
I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd gives his life for his sheep.
Declension
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | sċēaphierde | sċēaphierdas |
| Accusative | sċēaphierde | sċēaphierdas |
| Genitive | sċēaphierdes | sċēaphierda |
| Dative | sċēaphierde | sċēaphierdum |
All forms (5)
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *skāpahirdī. Cognate with German Schafhirte. Equivalent to sċēap (“sheep”) + hierde (“herdsman”).
Descendants
shepherd
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