Hierdeboc

Old English Etymology ang hierde herdsman bōc book Proper noun Hierdebōc f Pastoral Care, a text by Pope Gregory I ang late 9th century King Alfred Gregory's Pastoral Care https://archive.org/details/kingalfredswest00sweegoog Ða ic ða gemunde hu sio lar Lædengeðiodes ær ðissum afeallen wæs giond Angelcynn, ond ðeah monige cuðon Englisc gewrit arædan, ða ongan ic ongemang oðrum mislicum ond manigfealdum bisgum ðisses kynerices ða boc wendan on Englisc ðe is genemned on Læden Pastoralis, ond on Englisc Hierdeboc, hwilum word be worde, hwilum andgit of andgiete, swæ swæ ic hie geliornode æt Plegmunde minum ærcebiscepe, ond æt Assere minum biscepe, ond æt Grimbolde minum mæssepreoste. When I remembered how knowledge of Latin was formerly throughout England before this happened, and even so many could still read writings in English, I began to carefully translate into English this book which is called in Latin Pastoralis and in English Herdsman-book, sometimes word-for-word, sometimes sense for sense, as I learnt from my archbishop Plegmund, and from my bishop Asser, and Grimbold my mass-priest.