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id="div-gpt-ad-pc-wd-top" style="min-width:728px;min-height:90px"></div></div><div class="word--C9UPa"><div><div class="" style="position:relative"><h1 title="Origin and meaning of herring" class="word__name--TTbAA">herring<!-- --> <!-- -->(n.)</h1><section class="word__defination--2q7ZH"><p>north Atlantic food fish of great commercial value, Old English <span class="foreign notranslate">hering</span> (Anglian), <span class="foreign notranslate">hæring</span> (West Saxon), from West Germanic <span class="foreign notranslate">*heringgaz</span> (source also of Old Frisian <span class="foreign notranslate">hereng</span>, Middle Dutch <span class="foreign notranslate">herinc</span>, German <span class="foreign notranslate">Hering</span>), of unknown origin. Perhaps from a source related to or influenced in form by Old English <span class="foreign notranslate">har</span> "gray, hoar," from the fish's color, or from the source of Old High German <span class="foreign notranslate">heri</span> "host, multitude" in reference to its moving in large schools.</p> <p>French <span class="foreign notranslate">hareng</span>, Italian <span class="foreign notranslate">aringa</span> are from Germanic. The <span class="foreign notranslate">Battle of the Herrings</span> (French <span class="foreign notranslate">bataille des harengs</span>) is the popular name for the action at Rouvrai, Feb. 12, 1492, fought in defense of a convoy of provisions, mostly herrings and other "lenten stuffe."</p></section><span></span></div></div></div><div class="related--32LCi"><h3 class="h3_title" title="words related to herring">Entries linking to <i>herring</i></h3><div class="related__details--2kumU"><div class="word--C9UPa word_4pc--2SZw8"><div><a class="word__name--TTbAA word_thumbnail__name--1khEg" style="margin-bottom:5px;display:block" title="Origin and meaning of herringbone" href="/word/herringbone#etymonline_v_34035">herringbone<!-- --> <span class="word_thumbnail__name_icon--2RFFN"><i class="fa fa-chevron-right" style="font-size:16px"></i></span></a><div class="word__etymology_expand--1s7tE"><section class="word__defination--2q7ZH undefined"><div></div><p>also <span class="foreign notranslate">herring-bone</span>, 1650s in literal sense and also as a type of stitch, from <a href="/word/herring" title="Etymology, meaning and definition of herring " class="crossreference notranslate">herring</a> + <a href="/word/bone#etymonline_v_15585" title="Etymology, meaning and definition of bone " class="crossreference notranslate">bone</a> (n.). From 1903 as a type of cirrocumulus cloud. Earlier as a type of masonry.</p></section></div></div><div style="clear:both"></div></div><div class="word--C9UPa word_4pc--2SZw8"><div><a class="word__name--TTbAA word_thumbnail__name--1khEg" style="margin-bottom:5px;display:block" title="Origin and meaning of red herring" href="/word/red%20herring#etymonline_v_7450">red herring<!-- --> <!-- -->(n.)<span class="word_thumbnail__name_icon--2RFFN"><i class="fa fa-chevron-right" style="font-size:16px"></i></span></a><div class="word__etymology_expand--1s7tE"><section class="word__defination--2q7ZH undefined"><div></div><p>"smoked herring" early 15c. (they turn red when cured), as opposed to <span class="foreign notranslate">white herring</span> "fresh herring salted but not smoked." See <a href="/word/red#etymonline_v_7437" title="Etymology, meaning and definition of red " class="crossreference notranslate">red</a> (adj.1) + <a href="/word/herring#etymonline_v_9201" title="Etymology, meaning and definition of herring " class="crossreference notranslate">herring</a> (n.).</p> <p>Supposedly used by fugitives to put bloodhounds off their scent (1680s), hence metaphoric sense (1864) of "something used to divert attention from the basic issue;" earlier it simply meant "a false lead":</p> <blockquote> Though I have not the honour of being one of those sagacious country gentlemen, who have so long vociferated for the American war, who have so long run on the red-herring scent of American taxation before they found out there was no game on foot; (etc.) [Parliamentary speech dated March 20, 1782, reprinted in "Beauties of the British Senate," London, 1786] </blockquote></section></div></div><div style="clear:both"></div></div></div></div><div data-ad-container="true" class="adContainer--6CVz1 vertical" style="margin-top:1em"><span class="adLabel--35hfi">Advertisement</span><ins class="adsbygoogle" data-ad-client="ca-pub-7093273770345366" style="display:block;width:100%" data-ad-slot="8757723469" data-ad-format="auto" data-full-width-responsive="true"></ins></div><div class="ngram--SmXCf"><h3 class="h3_title" title="Trends of herring">Trends of <i>herring</i></h3><div class="ngram__container--NwjaG" style="height:180px"><canvas id="ngram-chart"></canvas></div><div class="ngram__footer--3-9dX">adapted from books.google.com/ngrams/. 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(they turn red when cured), as opposed to white herring "fresh herring." Supposedly used by fugitives to put bloodhounds off their scent (1680s), hence metaphoric sense (1864) of "something used to divert attention from the basic issue;" earlier it sim</section></a></div><div style="clear:both"></div></div><div class="word--C9UPa word_4pc--2SZw8" style="padding:10px 20px"><div><a class="recommended-word" rel="nofollow" data-recommended-type="foreign" style="margin-bottom:5px;display:block" title="Origin and meaning of the" href="/word/the"><div class="word__name--TTbAA word_thumbnail__name--1khEg" style="font-size:18px">the<span class="word_thumbnail__name_icon--2RFFN"><i class="fa fa-chevron-right" style="font-size:16px"></i></span></div><section class="word__defination--2q7ZH undefined word__etymology_limit_line--3DeZW" style="cursor:pointer">definite article, late Old English þe, nominative masculine form of the demonstrative pronoun and adjective. After c.950, it replaced earlier se (masc.), seo (fem.), þæt (neuter), and probably represents se altered by the th- form which was used in all the masculine oblique cases</section></a></div><div style="clear:both"></div></div><div class="word--C9UPa word_4pc--2SZw8" style="padding:10px 20px"><div><a class="recommended-word" rel="nofollow" data-recommended-type="complete" style="margin-bottom:5px;display:block" title="Origin and meaning of shadow" href="/word/shadow"><div class="word__name--TTbAA word_thumbnail__name--1khEg" style="font-size:18px">shadow<span class="word_thumbnail__name_icon--2RFFN"><i class="fa fa-chevron-right" style="font-size:16px"></i></span></div><section class="word__defination--2q7ZH undefined word__etymology_limit_line--3DeZW" style="cursor:pointer">Middle English shadwe, from Old English sceadwe, sceaduwe "shade, the effect of interception of sunlight; dark image cast by someone or something when interposed between an object and a source of light," oblique cases ("to the," "from the," "of the," "in the") of sceadu (see shad</section></a></div><div style="clear:both"></div></div></div></div><div class="share-tool socialShare--223YS"><h3 title="Share herring to social networks" class="socialShare__title--34iP2">Share <i>herring</i></h3><div class="cite--1qJ-_ share-cite">‘<!-- -->cite<!-- -->’</div><a title="Share on Facebook" href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.etymonline.com%2Fword%2Fherring" data-social-target="Facebook" target="blank" rel="nofollow" class="fa share socialShare__icon--3FJac socialShare__icon__facebook--2fm3U fa-facebook"></a><a title="Share on Twitter" href="https://twitter.com/share?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.etymonline.com%2Fword%2Fherring&text=herring%20%7C%20Etymology%20of%20herring%20by%20etymonline" data-social-target="Twitter" target="blank" rel="nofollow" class="fa share socialShare__icon--3FJac socialShare__icon__twitter--1iFxf fa-twitter"></a><a title="Share on Reddit" href="https://www.reddit.com/submit?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.etymonline.com%2Fword%2Fherring&title=herring%20%7C%20Etymology%20of%20herring%20by%20etymonline" data-social-target="Reddit" target="blank" rel="nofollow" class="fa share socialShare__icon--3FJac socialShare__icon__reddit--30bBu fa-reddit"></a><a title="Share on Email" href="mailto:?subject=herring%20%7C%20Etymology%20of%20herring%20by%20etymonline&body=%22gray%2C%20hoar%2C%22%20from%20the%20fish's%20color%2C%20or%20from%20the%20source%20of%20Old%20High%20German%20heri%20%22host%2C%E2%80%A6%20See%20origin%20and%20meaning%20of%20herring.%0Afrom%20https%3A%2F%2Fwww.etymonline.com%2Fword%2Fherring%20Find%20out%20more%20at%20etymonline.com" data-social-target="Email" target="blank" rel="nofollow" class="fa share socialShare__icon--3FJac socialShare__icon__email--3hVBm fa-email"></a><div class="cite__content--3ghsO cite-content"><div class="cite__content_title--3ABWh">Page URL:</div><textarea class="cite__content_textarea--3zgJO cite-textarea" readonly="">https://www.etymonline.com/word/herring</textarea><div class="cite__content_title--3ABWh">HTML Link:</div><textarea class="cite__content_textarea--3zgJO cite-textarea" readonly=""><a href="https://www.etymonline.com/word/herring">Etymology of herring by etymonline</a></textarea><div class="cite__content_title--3ABWh">APA style:</div><textarea class="cite__content_textarea--3zgJO cite-textarea" readonly="">Harper, D. 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