sceaphierde

Old English

Alternative forms

• sċēaphyrde, sċēaphirde, sċēphyrde

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *skāpahirdī. Cognate with German Schafhirte. Equivalent to sċēap (“sheep”) +‎ hierde (“herdsman”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃæ͜ɑːpˌxi͜yr.de/, [ˈʃæ͜ɑːpˌhi͜yrˠ.de]

Noun

sċēaphierde m

1. shepherd

   Iċ eom sē gōda sċēaphierde. Sē gōda sċēaphierde selþ his līf for his sċēapum.

   I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd gives his life for his sheep.

Declension

Strong ja-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	sċēaphierde	sċēaphierdas
accusative	sċēaphierde	sċēaphierdas
genitive	sċēaphierdes	sċēaphierda
dative	sċēaphierde	sċēaphierdum

Descendants

• Middle English: schepherde, scheepherd, schepherd, schepparde, schepperde, sheepeert, shepehurde, sheperde, shepherd, shepherde, shephirde, shepperde, scheperd, scheperde, sheppard, shepperd, schiperd, shippard, schypard (Late Middle English), ssepherde, ssephurde (Kent, Southern)
  • English: shepherd
  • Scots: shepherd