Herde

Meaning

herd, flock (group of livestock or other large mammals)

Frequency

C1
Dialects

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

häärd

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈheːrdə/
Etymology

From Middle High German hert, from Old High German herta, from Proto-West Germanic *herdu. The modern consonantism is Central and Low German (compare Middle Low German hērde). Cognate with English herd, Danish hjord, Swedish hjord, Gothic 𐌷𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌳𐌰 (hairda).

New
Herd

  1. (masculine, strong) cooker; stove
  2. (masculine, strong) hob; cooktop
  3. (dated, masculine, strong) fireplace, hearth
  4. (figuratively, masculine, strong) the household as the traditional workplace of women
  5. (figuratively, masculine, strong) hotbed, place where something (negative) spreads from

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