hirdman
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Calque of Norwegian hirdmann; equivalent to hird + -man.
Noun[edit]
hirdman (plural hirdmen)
- (historical) In Norwegian history, a member of a hird or royal household.
Middle English[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Old English hīredman; equivalent to hird (“household”) + mon, but often reanalysed as hired (“hired”) + mon.
Alternative forms[edit]
- heordmon, herdeman, herdman, hered-man, hirde-man, hird mane, hired man, hirid man, hyrdman, hyred-men, hyrede man, hyrid man, hyryd man
- (early) hiredman, hired-mon, iradmon
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
hirdman (plural hirdmen)
References[edit]
- “hīred-man, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Etymology 2[edit]
Noun[edit]
hirdman
- Alternative form of herdeman
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- enm:Household
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