Hirð-stjóri

Old Norse Dictionary - hirð-stjóri

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

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

hirð-stjóri: a, m. the captain of the king’s men, Fms. iv. 364, ix. 250, 496, Gþl. 58, Eg. 280, Hirðskrá ch. 8, 24; in Eg. 280 used in a peculiar and Engl. sense; in Icel. the governor was, from the 14th to the 16th century, called hirðstjóri, Ann., Espol. passim.

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

Abbreviations used:

ch.: chapter.

Engl.: English.

gl.: glossary.

Icel.: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Ann.: Íslenzkir Annálar. (D. IV.)

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

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Gþl.: Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)

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