Hirð-prestr

Old Norse Dictionary - hirð-prestr

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

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

hirð-prestr
m. a king’s chaplain, Fms. i. 151, Fb. ii. 337, N. G. L. ii. 409.

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

Abbreviations used:

L.
Linnæus.
m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Fb.
Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
N. G. L.
Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
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