Hirð

Old Norse Dictionary - hirð

Meaning of Old Norse word "hirð" in English.

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

hirð Old Norse word can mean:

hirð: f. [akin to A. S. hyred; cp. also Engl. hire], a king’s or earl’s body-guard, the king’s men of olden times: for the hirð, their rights, duties, statutes, see the Laws and Sagas passim; among the Laws, specially the Hirðskrá, N. G. l. ii. 390–450, SkS. ch. 24 sqq.; among the Sagas, the FmS. and Hkr. passim, Eg. ch. 5, 8, Fagrsk. ch. 5, the poem of Hornklofi, and 216, Ó. H. ch. 200 sqq., passim: hann hefir ok hirð um sik sem konungr, Eg. 47; ok hafði sína hirð hvárr þeirra, FmS. vi. 185; þá skipar hann hirðinni í eina fylking (opp. to bændr), Hkr. i. 155.

hirð: COMPDS: hirðardómr, hirðbiskup, hirðbróðir, hirðbúnaðr, hirðdrengr, hirðhestr, hirðkona, hirðlið, hirðlög, hirðmaðr, hirðmannseiðr, hirðmannalúðr, hirðmannanafn, hirðmannastefna, hirðmær, hirðpallr, hirðprestr, hirðprúðr, hirðprýði, hirðriddari, hirðsiðir, hirðskip, Hirðskrá, hirðstefna, hirðstjóri, hirðstjórn, hirðstofa, hirðsveinn, hirðsveit, hirðvist.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᛁᚱᚦ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.

ch.: chapter.

cp.: compare.

Engl.: English.

f.: feminine.

gl.: glossary.

l.: line.

L.: Linnæus.

opp.: opposed.

S.: Saga.

Works & Authors cited:

Eg.: Egils Saga. (D. II.)

Fagrsk.: Fagrskinna. (K. I.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Hkr.: Heimskringla. (E. I.)

N. G. L.: Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)

Ó. H.: Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)

Sks.: Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)

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