heardhara

Old English

Alternative forms

• haerdhera, heardra

Etymology

Equivalent to heard (“hard”) and a second element either corresponding to hara (“hare”) or connected to Swedish harr (“grayling”); compare Dutch harder.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxæ͜ɑrdˌxɑ.rɑ/, [ˈhæ͜ɑrˠdˌhɑ.rɑ]

Noun

heardhara m

1. mullet (fish of the family Mullidae or Mugilidae)

Declension

Weak:

	singular	plural
nominative	heardhara	heardharan
accusative	heardharan	heardharan
genitive	heardharan	heardharena
dative	heardharan	heardharum

Descendants

• Middle English: *hardere, *hardre
  • English: harder

References

• Angus Cameron, Ashley Crandell Amos, Antonette diPaolo Healey, editors (2018), “heard-hara, heardra”, in Dictionary of Old English: A to Le ⁠, Toronto: University of Toronto, →OCLC.