swinhierde

Old English

Alternative forms

swīnhyrde, swȳnhyrde

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *swīnahirdī. Equivalent to swīn (“pig”) +‎ hierde (“herder”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈswiːnˌxi͜yr.de/, [ˈswiːnˌhi͜yrˠ.de]

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

Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “swínhirde”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.

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