hæring

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *hāring.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxæː.rinɡ/, [ˈhæː.riŋɡ]

Noun

hǣring m

1. herring

Declension

Strong a-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	hǣring	hǣringas
accusative	hǣring	hǣringas
genitive	hǣringes	hǣringa
dative	hǣringe	hǣringum

Descendants

• Middle English: hering, hereng, heiring, herring, hæring, haring
  • English: herring
  • Scots: hering, herring, herrin, haring
  • Yola: hereen, heereen