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swineherdn.Origin: A word inherited from Germanic. Etymology: Cognate with or formed similarly to Middle Dutch swīnherde , zwijnherde , Old Saxon swīnhirdi (Middle Low German swīnehērde , swīnhērde ), late Old High German swīnhirti (Middle High German swīnhirte , German Schweinehirt ), Old Icelandic svínahirðir , Old Swedish swīna hirdhe (Swedish svinaherde ), Old Danish swīnhørde (Danish svinehyrde , now archaic) < the Germanic base of swine n. (in Old Icelandic and Old Swedish appearing in the genitive plural) + the Germanic base of herd n.2Form history. The β. forms show phonological reduction of the second element; compare the similar reduction in forms of gozzard n. and shepherd n. The later α. forms perhaps partly reflect re-formation of the compound. The modern standard pronunciation does not show the reduced form of the second element, unlike shepherd n., and probably originates from a spelling pronunciation. The γ. forms probably show alteration of the β. forms after words in -iard (e.g. galliard n.1, miniard n., Spaniard n.), by reanalysis of the final element as a form of -ard suffix; compare similar forms of swanherd n. In δ. forms < the genitive of swine n. + herd n.2 Specific senses. For the semantic motivation of sense 2 perhaps compare the following:1822 R. Nares Gloss. at Swinward I find also swineyard..as a term for a boar, he being the head or master of the herd.Early use as surname. In early use frequently attested as a surname; compare e.g. Peter le Swynhirde (see quot. 1310 at sense 1), Walterus le Swynhurde (1327), Robert le Swynerde (1332), etc. the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > keeping of pigs > [noun] > swineherd OE Gloss. (Bodl. 163) in (1889) 33 239 Subulcus, swynhyrde. 1310 23 Oct. (P.R.O.: C 66/134) m. 12 dorso Johannes fil' Henrici Palicok, Petr' le Swynhirde, Henr' Bedeman and Johannes Saleman. a1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomaeus Anglicus (BL Add. 27944) (1975) II. xviii. lxxxvii. 1238 Swynehirdes [L. pastores porcorum] whanne þey knowe first þis euel kitten of þe membre in þe whiche þis yuel is inne. ?a1400 (a1338) R. Mannyng (Petyt) (1996) ii. l. 170 A suynhird smote he to dede vnder a thorn busk. ?c1450 tr. (1906) 95 (MED) Ye shall sitte downe and ete here with the swyne-herthe. 1526 Mark v. f. l The swyne heerdes fleed, and tolde it. 1590 T. Watson sig. B3 When eurie swynard shall exceede his borne. a1626 W. Rowley (1662) sig. E1v A swinherds wife, keeping hogs by the Forestside. 1640 in J. Dyke Ep. Ded. sig. Aiijv The cooke, and the swineyard, the weaver, and kember. 1726 A. Pope tr. Homer IV. xvii. 254 Where goes the swine-herd with that ill-look'd guest? 1819 W. Scott II. xi. 186 I, Gurth the son of Beowulf, the swine-herd. 1859 R. Vaughan I. iii. iii. 337 A swineherd boy, who had often seen the doomed man in Inglewood forest.., learns what is passing. 1971 W. Stegner (1972) v. i. 285 Swineherds driving herds of black pigs. 2014 (Nexis) 27 Nov. (Ents & Lifestyle section) Jimmy's wife..has now happily switched careers to join him on the farm as a swineherd. the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > order Artiodactyla (cloven-hoofed animals) > pig > [noun] > male > boar (uncastrated) > head of herd c1610 (1922) 46 Then sett downe ye Swineyard, The foe to ye Vineyard, Lett Bacchus crowne his fall, Lett this Boares-head and mustard Stand for Pigg, Goose & Custard, And so ye are welcomme all. Derivatives the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > keeping of pigs > [noun] 1586 W. Warner iv. xxi. 88 An Under-Swinheardship did serue, he sought not to be chiefe.] 1863 M. Howitt Twin Sisters & Fairy-godmother vi, in 103 Fortunately..he did not fill this office longer than the close of the summer, so that to whatever degradation his swineherdship might have reduced him, he was saved from it. 1899 tr. H. Heine in Apr. 443 I have returned to God like the prodigal son after my long swineherdship among the Hegelians. 1907 13 July 8/2 As the ‘swineherdship’ is vacant the Emperor offers it to the new-comer, who gladly accepts, agreeing to live in a hut near the pigstyes. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.OE |