hird
hird · hirds
In Norwegian history, an informal retinue of personal armed companions, hirdmen or…In Norwegian history, an informal retinue of personal armed companions, hirdmen or housecarls.
US/hˈɝd/
Значение
значений: 2(историческое)In Norwegian history, an informal retinue of personal armed companions, hirdmen or housecarls.
(шире)The formal royal court household.
Происхождение
Borrowed from Norwegian hird, from Old Norse hirð, a borrowing from Old English hīred, hēoBorrowed from Norwegian hird, from Old Norse hirð, a borrowing from Old English hīred, hēored (“family, household”), from Proto-West Germanic *hīwarād (“relationship; family”), equivalent to hewe + rede. Cognate with German Heirat (“wedding”).
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