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herdess

noun

Etymology

From herd + -ess.

  1. derived from *(s)kerdʰ-✻ — “file, row, herd”
  2. inherited from *herdō✻ — “herd”
  3. inherited from *herdu✻
  4. inherited from hierd
  5. inherited from herde
  6. suffixed as herdess — “herd + ess”

Definitions

  1. A shepherdess

    A shepherdess; a female herder.

    • She is the herdess fair that shines in dark, And gives her kids no food, but willows bark

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