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hæring

  • noun [ masculine ]
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Grammar
hæring, es; m.
Wright's OE grammar
§607;
A herring
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  • Hwæt féhst ðú on sǽ? Hærincgas

    quid capis in mari? Aleces,

      Coll. Monast. Th. 24, 9.
  • Ðes hæring

    hoc allec,

      Ælfc. Gr. 9; Som. 14, 22.
  • Hæring allec vel jairus vel taricius vel

    sardina,

      Ælfc. Gl. 102; Som. 77, 80; Wrt. Voc. 56, 3.
  • Hærinc taricus vel allec, Wrt. Voc. 77, 62. xxx þúsenda hæryngys ǽlce eáre

    30 thousand herrings every year,

      Cod. Dipl. Kmbl. iv. 172, 3.
Etymology
[O. Frs. hereng : O. H. Ger. harinc : Ger. häring.]
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  • hæring, n.