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herd

/ˈhɜːd/HURD
/ˈhɝd/HURD

Meaninggroup of animals

Common meaning: group of grazing animals

Journey through time

  1. Old Englishheord‘group of animals’sourceB&T
  2. Middle Englishheerdesource
  3. Englishherd‘group of grazing animals’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Old English heord ‘group of animals’.

Roots

  • heord Old English “group of animals”

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