Hirðkona

Old Norwegian Dictionary - hirðkona

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "hirðkona" in Norwegian.

As defined by the Johan Fritzer's Old Norwegian dictionary:

hirðkona: hirðkona, f. Kvinde som hører til Fyrstens hirð, til hans stadige Omgivelse eller Op- vartning. Mött. 1012; Halfss. 914 (c.7); Völs. 15116 jvf13 (c. 29).

Part of speech: f

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚼᛁᚱᚦᚴᚮᚿᛆ
Medieval Runes were used in Norway from 11th to 15th centuries.
Futhork was a continuation of earlier Younger Futhark runes, which were used to write Old Norse.

Abbreviations used:

c.: Capitel.

f.: Feminin.

s.: substantiv.

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Old Norse - Cleasby & Vigfusson Dictionary