Borrowed fromNorwegianhird, fromOld Norsehirð, a borrowing fromOld Englishhīred,hēored(“family, household”), fromProto-West Germanic*hīwarād(“relationship; family”), equivalent tohewe +rede. Cognate withGermanHeirat(“wedding”).
hird (pluralhirds)
FromOld Englishhīred,hēored(“family, household”), fromProto-West Germanic*hīwarād, equivalent tohewe(“servant”) +red(“counsel”).
hird (uncountable)(poetic)
hird
hird
FromDanishhird, fromOld Norsehirð, a borrowing fromOld Englishhīred, fromProto-West Germanic*hīwarād.
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hird (definite singular,indefinite plural,definite plural)
Learned borrowing fromOld Norsehirð in the 19th century. The Old Norse word itself is borrowed fromOld Englishhīred, fromProto-West Germanic*hīwarād.
hird f (definite singularhirda)
FromOld Swedishhirþ(“bodyguard”), fromOld Norsehirð, a borrowing fromOld Englishhīred, fromProto-West Germanic*hīwarād(“relationship; family”). Related toGermanHeirat(“wedding”) andEnglishhired. See alsoIcelandichirð.
hird c
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | hird | hirds |
| definite | hirden | hirdens | |
| plural | indefinite | hirder | hirders |
| definite | hirderna | hirdernas |
