neatherd

But the neatherd himself,—to what land has he passed out of sight?

While men were marvelling the neatherd came in, and said he had been awake early in the byre, with a sick calf.

And shortly after rising of the sun, he met a neatherd, driving of a car laden with bread and wine and other things.

Thereon the women shrieked aloud, and the neatherd,—he burst out laughing.