Herdwick

/ˈhɜːrdwɪk/ noun

Definition

A hardy breed of sheep native to the mountains of northern England, or the enclosed land where such sheep graze.

Etymology

From Old English heord (herd) and wic (a dwelling, village, or piece of land). The term refers both to the famous Herdwick sheep breed of the Lake District and the fell farms where they're raised. The name reflects the land's association with sheep herding.

Kelly Says

Herdwick sheep are so perfectly adapted to harsh mountain terrain that local farmers say you can't replace them with other breeds—they somehow 'know' which land belongs to their flock and stay on it even without fences, a phenomenon called 'hefting.'

Translations

AMአማርኛ
Herdwick እንስሳ
Her-d-wick in-s-sa
ARالعربية
خروف هيرتديك
kh-ruf Her-d-ik
BNবাংলা
হার্ডউইক ছাগল
har-d-wik cha-gol
CACatalà
xai Herdwick
kha-i Her-d-wick
CSČeština
ovce Herdwick
ov-ce Her-d-wick
DADansk
Herdwick-får
Her-d-wick-far
DEDeutsch
Herdwick-Schaf
Her-d-wick-shaf
ELΕλληνικά
Herdwick πρόβατο
Her-d-wick pro-va-to
ESEspañol
raza de ovejas Herdwick
ra-za de o-ve-jas Her-d-wick
FAفارسی
بز هردویک
bez Her-d-o-ik
FISuomi
Herdwick-lammas
Her-d-wick-lam-mas
FRFrançais
brebis Herdwick
bre-bis Her-d-wick
GUGU
હર્ડવિક કુતરા
har-d-vik ku-tra
HAHA
Herdwick kaji
Her-d-wick ka-ji
HEעברית
כבש Herdwick
k-vash Her-d-wick
HIहिन्दी
हेर्डविक भेड़
her-d-vik bhe-d
HUMagyar
Herdwick-juh
Her-d-wick-yuh
IDBahasa Indonesia
domba Herdwick
dom-ba Her-d-wick
IGIG
Herdwick ọnọ
Her-d-wick o-no
ITItaliano
pecora Herdwick
pe-co-ra Her-d-wick
JA日本語
ヘルドウィック
her-do-wikku
KKKK
Herdwick қой
Her-d-wick koy
KMKM
គ្រឿង Herdwick
k-re-u-eng Her-d-wick
KO한국어
헤르드위크 양
he-reu-d-wi-ku yang
MRMR
हर्दविक भेळ
har-d-vik bhe-l
MSBahasa Melayu
kambing Herdwick
kam-bing Her-d-wick
MYမြန်မာ
Herdwick တိရစ္ဆာန်
Her-d-wick ti-ye-sar-sahn
NLNederlands
Herdwick-schaap
Her-d-wick-schaap
NONorsk
Herdwick-sau
Her-d-wick-sau
PAPA
Herdwick ਡਾਡ
Her-d-wick da-d
PLPolski
owca Herdwick
ow-ca Her-d-wick
PTPortuguês
ovelha Herdwick
o-vel-ha Her-d-wick
RORomână
oaie Herdwick
o-aie Her-d-wick
RUРусский
овца Хердвик
ov-tsa Her-d-vik
SVSvenska
Herdwick-får
Her-d-wick-far
SWKiswahili
mifugo Herdwick
mi-fu-go Her-d-wick
TAதமிழ்
ஹெர்ட்விக்க சேம்
her-d-vik sa-em
TEతెలుగు
హర్డ్విక్ మేక
har-d-vik me-ka
THไทย
แกะ Herdwick
ga-ga Her-d-wick
TLTL
Herdwick na tupaang
Her-d-wick na tu-pa-ang
TRTürkçe
Herdwick koyunu
Her-d-wick koy-u-nu
UKУкраїнська
вівця Хердвік
viv-tsia Her-d-vik
URاردو
ہرڈویک بکری
her-d-wik bak-ri
VITiếng Việt
cừu Herdwick
cu-u Her-d-wick
YOYO
Herdwick àgbà
Her-d-wick a-gb-a
ZH中文
赫德维克羊
hè dé wé kè yáng
ZUZU
umshayeli Herdwick
um-sha-ye-li Her-d-wick

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