Old English · noun
swinhierde
Normalised swīnhierde
- Part of speech
- noun, masculine
- Declension
- strong ja-stem
- IPA
- /ˈswiːnˌxi͜yr.de/[ˈswiːnˌhi͜yrˠ.de]
- Syllables
- ˈswiːn · ˌxi͜yr · de (3 syllables)
- Modern English
- swineherd
Meaning
-
swineherd
Declension
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | swīnhierde | swīnhierdas |
| Accusative | swīnhierde | swīnhierdas |
| Genitive | swīnhierdes | swīnhierda |
| Dative | swīnhierde | swīnhierdum |
All forms (5)
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *swīnahirdī. Equivalent to swīn (“pig”) + hierde (“herder”).
Descendants
swineherd
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