Hirð-riddari

Old Norse Dictionary - hirð-riddari

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

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

hirð-riddari
a, m. a king’s knight, Barl. 176.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Barl.
Barlaams Saga. (F. III.)
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