hirdman
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