"hirdman" meaning in Middle English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈhiːrdˌman/ Forms: hirdmen [plural]
Etymology: From Old English hīredman; equivalent to hird (“household”) + man (“man”), but often reanalysed as hired (“hired”) + mon. Etymology templates: {{etymid|enm|household}}, {{inh|enm|ang|hīredman}} Old English hīredman, {{af|enm|hird|man|id1=household|id2=man|t1=household|t2=man}} hird (“household”) + man (“man”), {{af|enm|hired|mon|id1=hired|t1=hired}} hired (“hired”) + mon Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} hirdman, {{enm-noun|hirdmen}} hirdman (plural hirdmen)
  1. A member of a royal household; an attendant. Categories (topical): Household, Male people, Occupations
    Sense id: en-hirdman-enm-noun-TX~O5wSS Disambiguation of Household: 55 36 6 3 Disambiguation of Male people: 36 28 33 3 Disambiguation of Occupations: 28 35 34 3 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 36 43 4 10 7
  2. A household servant. Categories (topical): Male people, Occupations
    Sense id: en-hirdman-enm-noun-pnRkcSMO Disambiguation of Male people: 36 28 33 3 Disambiguation of Occupations: 28 35 34 3
  3. (rare) A vassal; a subordinate. Tags: rare Categories (topical): Male people, Occupations
    Sense id: en-hirdman-enm-noun-fSMpsgRd Disambiguation of Male people: 36 28 33 3 Disambiguation of Occupations: 28 35 34 3
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1 Synonyms: heordmon, herdeman, herdman, hered-man, hirde-man, hird mane, hired man, hirid man, hyrdman, hyred-men, hyrede man, hyrid man, hyryd man, hired-mon, iradmon Synonyms (early): hiredman Disambiguation of 'early': 0 0 0

Noun

Head templates: {{head|enm|noun}} hirdman
  1. Alternative form of herdeman Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: herdeman
    Sense id: en-hirdman-enm-noun-GXVT1ZGy
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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