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Þ þ (thorn)
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Ʒ ʒ (yogh)
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hẹ̄rd(e
n.(2)
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herde
114 quotations in 3 senses
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(a) A herdsman; a keeper of cattle, hogs, horses, goats, or any kind of livestock;
asse herd, aver herd, calf herd, colt herd, cou herd, gelde herd, gos herd, got herd, hog herd, hors herd, lomb herd,
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