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herde.

a herder, a shepherd

5 characters2 syllables approx.Svenska language

Meaning & usage

noun

  1. a herder, a shepherd

    common-gender
    den gode herden

  2. a boy, a lad, young man

    common-gender · dated · dialectal
Where this word comes from

From Old Swedish hirþi, hirþe, herþe, herdhe, from Old Norse hirðir, from Proto-Germanic *hirdijaz. The ’boy’ sense developed because shepherds were typically young men.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.