Hirð-maðr

Old Norse Dictionary - hirð-maðr

Meaning of Old Norse word "hirð-maðr" in English.

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

hirð-maðr: m. a king’s man, Hirðskrá, FmS., Eg., SkS. passim, Ó. H. ch. 70, 113, Har. S. Harðr. ch. 110, Hkr. Ó. T. ch. 90, Lv. p. 112 (far þú á fund Eyjólfs Guðmunds sonar, vinar míns ok hirðmanns), Nj. ch. 3, Fbr.

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

Abbreviations used:

ch.: chapter.

m.: masculine.

S.: Saga.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

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

Fbr.: Fóstbræðra Saga. (D. II.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Hkr.: Heimskringla. (E. I.)

Lv.: Ljósvetninga Saga. (D. II.)

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

Ó. H.: Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)

Ó. T.: Ólafs Saga Tryggvasonar. (E. I.)

Sks.: Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)

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