different between herring vs herrying

English

Wikispecies

Etymology

From Middle English hering, from Old English h?ring, from Proto-West Germanic *h?ring (“herring”), further etymology unknown. Possibly derived from Proto-Germanic *h?r? (“hair”) +? -ing, due to the similarity of their fine bones to hair. Cognate with Scots hering, haring (“herring”), Saterland Frisian Hiering, Häiring (“herring”), West Frisian hjerring (“herring”), Dutch haring (“herring”), German Low German Hereng, Hering (“herring”), German Hering (“herring”). French hareng, Norman ?éren, Latin haringus, etc. are borrowings from Germanic.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?h????/
• Rhymes: -????

Noun

herring (plural herrings or herring)

1. A type of small, oily fish of the genus Clupea, often used as food.
2. Fish in the family Clupeidae.
3. Fish similar to those in genus Clupea, many of those in the order Clupeiformes.

Derived terms

• Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus)
• Baltic herring (Clupea harengus membras)
• English herring (Clupea harengus)
• herringbone
• longfin herring (Pristigasteridae)
• matjes herring
• Pacific herring (Clupea pallasii)
• red herring
• round herring (Dussumieriidae)
• thread herring (Opisthonema)
• wolf herring (Chirocentridae)

Translations

See also

• buckling
• kipper
• stockfish

English

Verb

herrying

1. present participle of herry