Hirðsveit

Old Norwegian Dictionary - hirðsveit

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "hirðsveit" in Norwegian.

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

hirðsveit
hirðsveit, f. 1) Skare af hirðmenn, somudgjør en Hird, = hirðlið. Fris. 1224(Yngl. 20); Fm. VII, 2798. 2) en af de Skarer hvori Hirden var inddelt (jvfsveitarhöfðingi). Fm. I, 3081. VI, 464.XI, 2447.

Part of speech: f

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚼᛁᚱᚦᛋᚠᚽᛁᛏ
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:

f.
Feminin.
m.
Masculin.
s.
substantiv.

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