Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hird

/hˈɝd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.25 in modern English

Syllables
hird
IPA
/hˈɝd/
8
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

In Norwegian history, an informal retinue of personal armed companions, hirdmen or housecarls.

noun

The formal royal court household.

name

A surname originating as an occupation for a herdsman.

Etymology

Borrowed from Norwegian hird, from Old Norse hirð, a borrowing from Old English hīred, hēored (“family, household”), from Proto-West Germanic *hīwarād (“relationship; family”), equivalent to hewe + rede. Cognate with German Heirat (“wedding”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: hirð, hīred, *hīwarād

Inflected Forms

hirds (plural)

Derived Forms

hirdman

Homonyms

hurd

Rhymes With

third one-third heard word bird referred occurred transferred preferred absurd herd nerd

Questions

How do you pronounce hird?
The recorded pronunciation is /hˈɝd/.
What does hird mean?
In Norwegian history, an informal retinue of personal armed companions, hirdmen or housecarls.
Where does hird come from?
It is traced to Old Norse.

How to pronounce hird

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