"herde" meaning in Middle English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈhɛːrd(ə)/, /ˈheːrd(ə)/ Forms: herdes [plural], heerd [alternative], heerde [alternative], herd [alternative], hird [alternative], hirde [alternative], heorde [alternative, Early-Middle-English], hierde [alternative, Early-Middle-English]
Etymology: From the oblique forms of Old English heord, hierd, from Proto-West Germanic *herdu, from Proto-Germanic *herdō. Etymology templates: {{etymid|enm|herd}}, {{inh|enm|ang|heord}} Old English heord, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*herdu}} Proto-West Germanic *herdu, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*herdō}} Proto-Germanic *herdō Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} herde, {{enm-noun}} herde (plural herdes)
  1. herd (group of domesticated animals)
    Sense id: en-herde-enm-noun-enm:group
  2. flock, swarm (group of wild animals)
    Sense id: en-herde-enm-noun-GqWT6FAD
  3. (rare) followers of a religious leader Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-herde-enm-noun-o0ABKZoQ
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1 Categories (other): Agriculture, Livestock Disambiguation of Agriculture: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Disambiguation of Livestock: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Noun

IPA: /ˈhɛːrd(ə)/, /ˈheːrd(ə)/, /ˈhiːrd(ə)/, /ˈhyːrd(ə)/
Etymology: From Old English hierde, from Proto-West Germanic *hirdī, from Proto-Germanic *hirdijaz. Etymology templates: {{etymid|enm|herder}}, {{inh|enm|ang|hierde}} Old English hierde, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*hirdī}} Proto-West Germanic *hirdī, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*hirdijaz}} Proto-Germanic *hirdijaz Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} herde, {{enm-noun|pl2=herden|pl2_qual=early}} herde (plural herdes or (early) herden) Forms: herdes [plural], herden [error-unknown-tag, plural], heerde [alternative], heirde [alternative], heorde [alternative], herd [alternative], hert [alternative], heurde [alternative], hierde [alternative], hird [alternative], hirde [alternative], hurd [alternative], hurde [alternative], huyrde [alternative], hyrd [alternative], hyrde [alternative]
  1. herdsman, herder
    Sense id: en-herde-enm-noun-enm:herdsman
  2. (figuratively) ruler, director, guide Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-herde-enm-noun-nO73jxBu
  3. (figuratively) spiritual leader Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-herde-enm-noun-bDxRKDHB Categories (other): Pages with 6 entries, Pages with entries, Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Collectives, Fibers, Occupations, Religion Disambiguation of Pages with 6 entries: 11 2 3 6 3 0 0 16 2 0 2 2 16 18 11 2 1 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 14 1 3 8 4 0 0 21 3 0 1 1 12 13 14 1 1 4 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 9 18 8 1 4 40 8 3 5 5 Disambiguation of Collectives: 8 16 13 2 2 44 8 2 3 3 Disambiguation of Fibers: 6 17 10 2 2 50 6 2 2 3 Disambiguation of Occupations: 7 15 13 2 2 47 7 2 2 2 Disambiguation of Religion: 0 6 8 0 0 86 0 0 0 0
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: couherde, gosherde, herdeman, oxeherde, schepherde, swynherde
Etymology number: 2 Categories (other): Agriculture, Livestock Disambiguation of Agriculture: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Disambiguation of Livestock: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Noun

IPA: /ˈhɛːrd(ə)/, /ˈheːrd(ə)/, /ˈhɛrd(ə)/ [Late-Middle-English], /ˈhard(ə)/ [Late-Middle-English] Forms: herdes [plural], herden [plural], harde [alternative], hearde [alternative], heorde [alternative], hurde [alternative], hyrde [alternative]
Etymology: From Old English heorde, from Proto-West Germanic *heʀdā. Etymology templates: {{etymid|enm|hards}}, {{inh|enm|ang|heorde}} Old English heorde, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*heʀdā}} Proto-West Germanic *heʀdā Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} herde, {{enm-noun|pl2=herden}} herde (plural herdes or herden)
  1. (usually in the plural) A short, coarse flax or hemp fibre; a piece of hurds. Tags: plural-normally
    Sense id: en-herde-enm-noun-GImZFe5d
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3 Categories (other): Agriculture, Livestock Disambiguation of Agriculture: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Disambiguation of Livestock: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Noun

Head templates: {{head|enm|noun|altform=1}} herde
  1. Alternative form of hird (“household”) Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: hird (extra: household)
    Sense id: en-herde-enm-noun-QFpQ8VaX
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 4 Categories (other): Agriculture, Livestock Disambiguation of Agriculture: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Disambiguation of Livestock: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Verb

Head templates: {{head|enm|verb}} herde
  1. first/third-person singular past indicative of heren Tags: first-person, form-of, indicative, past, singular, third-person Form of: heren
    Sense id: en-herde-enm-verb-GCxPo91R
  2. (dialectal) second-person singular past indicative of heren Tags: dialectal, form-of, indicative, past, second-person, singular Form of: heren
    Sense id: en-herde-enm-verb-Ws6haGDj
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 5 Categories (other): Agriculture, Livestock Disambiguation of Agriculture: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Disambiguation of Livestock: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "ipa": "/ˈheːrd(ə)/"
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        "first-person",
        "form-of",
        "indicative",
        "past",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Middle English dialectal terms",
        "Middle English second-person singular past forms"
      ],
      "form_of": [
        {
          "word": "heren"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "second-person singular past indicative of heren"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "heren",
          "heren#Middle_English"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(dialectal) second-person singular past indicative of heren"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "dialectal",
        "form-of",
        "indicative",
        "past",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "herde"
}

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