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English
Etymology
Borrowed 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”).
Noun
hird (plural hirds)
- (historical) In Norwegian history, an informal retinue of personal armed companions, hirdmen or housecarls.
- By extension, the formal royal court household.
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Middle English
Etymology 1
From Old English hīred, hēored (“family, household”), from Proto-West Germanic *hīwarād, equivalent to hewe (“servant”) + red (“counsel”).
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Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /hiːrd/, /heːrd/
- (chiefly early) IPA(key): /ˈhiːrɛd/
Noun
hird (uncountable) (poetic)
- A household; a court.
- A company or band of people:
- One's attendants; a retinue.
- An army; a troop.
- (rare) One's offspring or progeny.
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Etymology 2
Noun
hird
- Alternative form of herde (“herd”)
Etymology 3
Noun
hird
- Alternative form of herde (“herder”)
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Danish hird, from Old Norse hirð, a borrowing from Old English hīred, from Proto-West Germanic *hīwarād.
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Noun
hird (definite singular, indefinite plural, definite plural)
- An informal retinue of personal armed companions.
- By extension, the formal royal court household.
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Norwegian Nynorsk
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Etymology
Learned borrowing from Old Norse hirð in the 19th century. The Old Norse word itself is borrowed from Old English hīred, from Proto-West Germanic *hīwarād.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /hird/, (expected but unattested) /hɪːr/
- Rhymes: -ird
- Note: As the name is revived through writing, the expected pronunciation without /d/ is unattested.
Noun
hird f (definite singular hirda)
- (historical) bodyguard for chieftain or king
- By extension, the formal royal court household.
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Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish hirþ (“bodyguard”), from Old Norse hirð, a borrowing from Old English hīred, from Proto-West Germanic *hīwarād (“relationship; family”). Related to German Heirat (“wedding”) and English hired. See also Icelandic hirð.
Noun
hird c
- (historical) bodyguard for chieftain or king
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