Hirðingi

Old Norse Dictionary - hirðingi

Meaning of Old Norse word "hirðingi" in English.

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

hirðingi
a, m. a herd, herdsman, Stj. 106, Gen. xiii. 8.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
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