v. Sc. Obs. Forms: 4 aneherd, (pr. pple. enerthand), 4–5 anerd, (6 annerd), 5–6 enherde. [a. OF. enherdre:—late L. inhærĕre, altered form of L. inhærēre (see INHERE), f. in- in, upon + hærēre to stick. The OF., and hence the Eng., word correspond in sense with L. adhærēre (late L. -ĕre) to ADHERE, whence the synon. OF. aherdre; prob., as in other instances, the OF. words with prefixes en- and a- have been confounded in use.]
intr. To adhere, assent. Const. to; also simply.
c. 1375. Sc. Leg. Saints, Paulus, 1090. Vthir womene … aneherdit to Petir and Paule. Ibid., Andreas, 207. Myne barne, þat þis has me done, To þis aldmane enerthand is [L. adhæsit].
c. 1375. Barbour, Troy-bk., II. 1404. Kynges sere That to hys will anerdande were.
c. 1425. Wyntoun, Cron., VIII. xxix. 164. Hys wil wes til enherde To þe Scottis mennys Party.
c. 1440. Gaw. & Gol., viii. in Pinkerton, Scot. Poems Repr. (1792), III. 85 (Jam.). Thare anerdis to our nobill to note … Tuelf crounit kingis in feir.
1513. Douglas, Æneis, II. xi. 164. Plat he refusis, enherding to his entent. Ibid., XII. xiii. 118. Juno anerdit [v.r. annerdit], and gaif consent thareto.
Hence Anherdand [the pr. pple. used subst.], an adherent.
1478. Acta Dom. Audit., 71 (Jam.). That James of Lawthress … salbe harmless & scathless of thaime, thair freindis, partij and anherdandis.
1480. Acta Dom. Concilii, 54 (Jam.). That Johne M’Gille sall be harmeles of the said Williame and his anberdens bot as law will.
