A Concise Dictionary of Middle English from A.D. 1150 to 1580

by A. L. Mayhew; Walter W. Skeat

[ Here], pron. and poss. pron. her, C3, PP; see [Hire].

[ Here], adv. before, S; see [Er].

[ Hered-men], sb. pl. retainers, S; see [Hired-men].

[ Heremyte], sb. hermit, S2; heremites, pl., P; see [Ermite].

[ Heren], v. to hear, S, C2; hiren, to obey, S, MD; huren, MD; hæren, S; hieren, MD, S2; heir, S3; heoreð, 1 pr. pl., S; herde, pt. s., S, S2, C2; herd, S2; hurde, S2; hard, S3; herden, pl., G; hard, pp., S3; herd, C2; y-hyerd, S2; ihurd, S2.—AS. héran: OS. hórian.

[ Here-toȝe], sb. leader of an army, MD; heretoche, S.—AS. heretoga; cp. G. herzog.

[ Here-word], sb. praise, S.

[ Here-wurðe], adj. worthy of praise, S.

[ Herield], adj. given as a heriot, S3.—Low Lat. heregeldum, see Ducange (s.v. heriotum). See [Heriet].

[ Herien], v. to praise, S, C2, C3; herie, W; herye, S3, S2; i-heret, pp., S.—AS. herian: Goth. hazjan.