Herd

Morpheme

Herd

Type

free base

Denotation

flock, group, keeping, care, custody

Etymology

Middle English herde, heerde, heorde; Old English hierd, heord

Evidence

cowherd, goatherd, gooseherd, gosherd, herd, herded, herding, herdlike, herds, herdsman, hogherd, horseherd, oxherd, shepherd, swanherd, swineherd

Notes

homophone of Heard