herdman en · NOUN
Etymology
From Middle English herdeman, from Old English hyrdeman; equivalent to herd + man.
Meanings
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(obsolete) Someone who herds animals; a herdsman.
And the heerd toke their courſe / and ran heedlynge into the lake / and wer choked. when the herdmẽ ſawe what had chaunſed / they fleed / and tolde it in the cite and in the villages.
1526, [William Tyndale, transl.], The Newe Testamẽt […] (Tyndale Bible), [Worms, Germany: Peter Schöffer], →OCLC, Luke viij:[33–34], folio lxxxviij, recto:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| herdmen | Number=Plur | lexicographic |