Hirðmanns-eiðr

Old Norse Dictionary - hirðmanns-eiðr

Meaning of Old Norse word "hirðmanns-eiðr" in English.

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

hirðmanns-eiðr
m. the oath taken by the king’s men, Fms. ix. 437.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
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