hearding

Old English

Etymology

Equivalent to heard +‎ -ing.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈxæ͜ɑr.dinɡ/, [ˈhæ͜ɑrˠ.diŋɡ]

Noun

hearding m (nominative plural hierdingas)

brave man, hero, warrior

Declension

Declension of hearding (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	hearding	heardingas
accusative	hearding	heardingas
genitive	heardinges	heardinga
dative	heardinge	heardingum

References

Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “HEARDING”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.

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