German

Noun

Horde f ‎(genitive Horde, plural Horden)

1. horde

Derived terms

• hordenweise

English

Noun

horde ‎(plural hordes)

1. A wandering troop or gang; especially, a clan or tribe of a nomadic people (originally Tatars) migrating from place to place for the sake of pasturage, plunder, etc.; a predatory multitude.
2. A large number of people.

   We were beset by a horde of street vendors who thought we were tourists and would buy their cheap souvenirs.

   • 1907, Jack London, Before Adam, page Chapter IV

     It is true, the more progressive members of our horde lived in the caves above the river.

Derived terms

Translations

Verb

horde ‎(third-person singular simple present hordes, present participle hording, simple past and past participle horded)

1. to travel en masse, to flock

Usage notes

• Sometimes confused with hoard.

Anagrams

• Herod
• Rhode

Danish

Etymology

From German Horde.

Noun

horde c (singular definite horden, plural indefinite horder)

1. horde

Inflection

Dutch

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Noun

horde f ‎(plural horden or hordes, diminutive hordetje n)

1. A horde
2. A troop of boy scouts, comprising no more than 24 cubs

Etymology 2

Noun

horde f ‎(plural horden, diminutive hordetje n)

1. A gross sieve
2. A hurdle

Derived terms

• hordeloop

References

• M. J. Koenen & J. Endepols, Verklarend Handwoordenboek der Nederlandse Taal (tevens Vreemde-woordentolk), Groningen, Wolters-Noordhoff, 1969 (26th edition) [Dutch dictionary in Dutch]

French

Noun

horde f ‎(plural hordes)

1. A horde

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

horde m ‎(definite singular horden, indefinite plural horder, definite plural hordene)

1. horde