Herdman
name, noun
name, noun ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Someone who herds animals; a herdsman. obsolete
"And the heerd toke their courſe / and ran heedlynge into the lake / and wer choked. when the herdmẽ ſawe what had chaunſed / they fleed / and tolde it in the cite and in the villages."
Proper Noun
- 1 A surname.
Example
More examples"And the heerd toke their courſe / and ran heedlynge into the lake / and wer choked. when the herdmẽ ſawe what had chaunſed / they fleed / and tolde it in the cite and in the villages."
Etymology
From Middle English herdeman, from Old English hyrdeman; equivalent to herd + man.
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