swinhierde

Old English

Alternative forms

swīnhyrde, swȳnhyrde
sƿīnhierde (wynn spelling)

Etymology

From West Germanic *swīnahirdī. Cognate with Old High German swīnhirti. Equivalent to swīn (“pig”) +‎ hierde (“herder”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈswiːnˌhiy̯rde/, [ˈswiːnˌhiy̯rˠde]

Noun

swīnhierde m

swineherd

Declension

Declension of swinhierde (strong ja-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	swīnhierde	swīnhierdas
accusative	swīnhierde	swīnhierdas
genitive	swīnhierdes	swīnhierda
dative	swīnhierde	swīnhierdum

Descendants

Middle English: swyneherde
- English: swineherd

References

swínhirde in Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary

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