"hirdman" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: hirdmen [plural]
Etymology: Calque of Norwegian hirdmann; equivalent to hird + -man. Etymology templates: {{clq|en|no|hirdmann}} Calque of Norwegian hirdmann, {{suffix|en|hird|man}} hird + -man Head templates: {{en-noun|hirdmen}} hirdman (plural hirdmen)
  1. (historical) In Norwegian history, a member of a hird or royal household. Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-hirdman-en-noun-ztQJyYrM Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -man, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 36 43 4 10 7 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 62 29 3 4 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 53 40 2 3 2

Inflected forms

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