harinc

Middle Dutch

Alternative forms

  • hêrinc

Etymology

From Old Dutch *hārinc, from Proto-West Germanic *hāring.

Noun

hârinc m

  1. herring

Inflection

Strong masculine noun
singular plural
nominative hârinc hâringe
accusative hârinc hâringe
genitive hârincs hâringe
dative hâringe hâringen

Descendants

  • Dutch: haring
    • Afrikaans: haring
    • Negerhollands: heriṅ
    • Caribbean Hindustani: eleng
    • Papiamentu: hering
  • Limburgish: hieëring

Further reading

  • harinc”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
  • Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “harinc”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN