Herdman

name, noun

name, noun ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 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. 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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