hearde

Middle English

Noun

hearde

1. Alternative form of herde (“piece of hards”)

Old English

Etymology

heard +‎ -e

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxæ͜ɑr.de/, [ˈhæ͜ɑrˠ.de]

Adverb

hearde (comparative heardor, superlative heardost)

1. severely, greatly, very much, sorely

References

• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “hearde”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎^[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.