Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

heretog

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: here-tog
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The leader or commander of an army in Saxon times.

noun

A marshal in Anglo-Saxon times

Example Sentences

"In the time of our Saxon ancestors, as appears from Edward the Confessor’s laws, the military force of this kingdom was in the hands of the dukes or heretochs, who were constituted through every province and county in the kingdom."

Etymology

From Middle English heretogh, heretoȝe, from Old English heretoga, heretoha (“commander, general”), from Proto-West Germanic *harjatogō, equivalent to here (“army”) + tog. Doublet of heretoga (borrowed from Old English) and herzog (borrowed from the German cognate Herzog (“duke”)).

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: *ker-, heretogh, heretoga, *harjatogō

Inflected Forms

heretogs (plural) heretoch (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

heretoga

Questions

What does heretog mean?: The leader or commander of an army in Saxon times.
Where does heretog come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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