H[`E]RE, _rarely_ H['e]re, _v._ hear, 1. 31; 3. 94; 5. 467; 23. 20; R. 38; HF. 1828; T. iii. 385; A 169, B 98, 133, 182, 1642, D 828; Heren, _v._ T. iii. 679, HF. 879; _ger._ B 3963; Herestow, _2 pr. s._ hearest thou, A 3366, D 1552; HF. 1031, 1862; Herth, _pr. s._ hears, L. 327 _a_; Here, _pr. s. subj._ may hear, A 3642; Heren, _2 pr. pl._ L. 1724; Herde, _pt. s._ heard, A 221, B 1708; 3. 180; 5. 200; _pt. s. subj._ might hear, D 1036; Herden, _pt. pl._ L. 1970; B 4566; Herdestow, heardest thou, A 4170; Herd, _pp._ heard, 3. 129; L. 1, 325 _a_; A 3533, B 613, 2146, 3823, C 230, G 372. HERE-AGAYNS, against this, A 3039; Here-ayeins, in reply to that, T. ii. 1380. HERE AND HOWNE, T. iv. 210; _perhaps_ gentle and savage, i.e. one and all (doubtful). See note. HERESYE, _s._ heresy, L. 330. HERE-TOFORE, _adv._ hitherto, T. v. 26; before, 3. 189. HERIE, _v._ praise, T. iii. 1672; _1 pr. s._ T. iii. 951; Heriest, _2 pr. s._ worshippest, B 3419; Herieth, _pr. s._ B 1155, 1808; Herien, _pr. pl._ B 1868, G 47; Herie, _pr. pl._ E 616; Heried, _pt. pl._ worshipped, L. 786; _pp._ B 4. p 1. 32; T. iii. 1256, 1757; HF. 1405; B 872. A.S. _herian_. HER-INNE, _adv._ in this, A 3073; herein, G 1292. HERITAGE, _s._ heritage, inheritance, R. 201; 2. 89; L. 2036; D 1119, F 1563; _gen._ of (your) inheritance, 2. 71. HERKE, _imp. s._ hearken, E 1323; Herketh, _imp. pl._ hearken to, D 1656. From infin. _herkien_, _herken_. HERKNEN, _v._ hearken, listen, L. 343; I 81; _ger._ to listen to, A 1526, G 691; to hear, E 1699; Herkene, _ger._ to hearken to, listen to, 3. 752; Herkne, _v._ G 1006; _ger._ B 3159; _1 pr. s._ hear, G 261; Herkned, _pt. s._ listened to, A 4173, B 1711; Herkned, _pp._ listened, R. 630; _h. after_, expected, F 403; Herkne, _imp. s._ B 113; Herkneth, _imp. pl._ hearken, listen to, A 788, 828, 855, 2674, 3136, B 1174, 2083, 2155, 2192, 3173, C 454, E 1141, 1163; hear, 5. 564; HF. 109; L. 1276; Herkning, _pres. part._ listening, R. 535; Herkninge, F 78; Harkning, R. 106. A.S. _heorcnian_. HERMYTE, _s._ hermit, HF. 659. HERNE, _s._ corner, F 1121; Hernes, _pl._ G 658. A.S. _hyrne_. HERNEYS, _s._ armour, A 2496; _pl._ sets of armour, A 1630. See HARNEYS. HER-OF, _adv._ concerning this matter, T. iii. 565. HERON, _s._ heron, F 1197; Heroune, 5. 346. HERONER, _s._ falcon for herons, T. iv. 413. HERONERE, _adj._ used for flying at herons, L. 1120. See note. HERONSEWES, _s. pl._ hernshaws, young herons, F 68. The form _hernshaw_ is in Spenser, F. Q. vi. 7. 9; and is a later form of _heronsew_, due to confusion with _shaw_, a wood. _Heronsew_ is derived, regularly, from A.F. _herouncel_, later _herounceau_; a diminutive from _heroun_, like _lioncel_ from _lion_. 'Ardeola, an _hearnesew_' occurs in Elyot's Dictionary. See HALLIWELL. HERSE, _s._ hearse, 2. 15, 36. See note. HERT, _s._ hart, 3. 351; 5. 195; B 4. P 3. 82; A 1689, B 2515; Hertes, _gen._ hart's, B 3447; Hertes, _pl._ B 3. m 12. 6; L. 1212; F 1191. A.S. _heort_.