hyrd

== Middle English == === Etymology 1 === ==== Noun ==== hyrd alternative form of herde (“herder”) === Etymology 2 === ==== Noun ==== hyrd alternative form of hird (“household”) == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Alternative forms === hird === Etymology === Semi-learned borrowing from Old Norse hirð, borrowed from Old English hīred, from Proto-West Germanic *hīwarād. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /hʏːr/ === Noun === hyrd f (definite singular hyrda, indefinite plural hyrder, definite plural hyrdene) (historical) bodyguard for chieftain or king By extension, the formal royal court household. ==== Related terms ==== hyrdmann == Swedish == === Participle === hyrd past participle of hyra === Adjective === hyrd rented ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== förhyrd inhyrd uthyrd