hird

== 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. ==== Derived terms ==== === Anagrams === HDRI, IRHD == Danish == === Etymology === From Old Norse hirð, from Old English hīred, from Proto-West Germanic *hīwarād. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈhiɐ̯ˀd] === Noun === hird c (singular definite hirden, not used in plural form) (historical) bodyguard for a chieftain or king Synonym: livvagt (figurative) an entourage, supporters ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== hirdmand === References === “hird” in Den Danske Ordbog == Middle English == === Etymology 1 === From Old English hīred, hēored (“family, household”), from Proto-West Germanic *hīwarād, equivalent to hewe (“servant”) +‎ red (“counsel”). ==== Alternative forms ==== herd, herde, hert, hired, hyrd, hyrt (early) hirð, hireden, hirt ==== 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. ===== Related terms ===== hirdman ===== References ===== “hīred, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007. === 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. === Pronunciation === === Noun === hird (definite singular, indefinite plural, definite plural) An informal retinue of personal armed companions. (by extension) the formal royal court household. ==== Related terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → English: hird == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Alternative forms === hyrd === 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. ==== Related terms ==== hirdmann ==== Descendants ==== → English: hird == 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 ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== hirdman === References === hird in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL) hird in Svensk ordbok (SO) hird in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB) hird in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)