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Old English
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *skāpahirdī. Cognate with German Schafhirte. Equivalent to sċēap (“sheep”) + hierde (“herdsman”).
Pronunciation
Noun
sċēaphierde m
- 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
Declension of sċēaphierde (strong ja-stem)
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)