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hyrd

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Middle English

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Etymology 1

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Noun

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hyrd

  1. Alternative form of herde (herder)

Etymology 2

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Noun

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hyrd

  1. Alternative form of hird (household)

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Semi-learned borrowing from Old Norse hirð, borrowed from Old English hīred, from Proto-West Germanic *hīwarād.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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hyrd f (definite singular hyrda, indefinite plural hyrder, definite plural hyrdene)

  1. (historical) bodyguard for chieftain or king
  2. By extension, the formal royal court household.
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Swedish

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Participle

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hyrd

  1. past participle of hyra

Adjective

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hyrd

  1. rented

Declension

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Inflection of hyrd
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular hyrd
neuter singular hyrt
plural hyrda
masculine plural2 hyrde
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 hyrde
all hyrda

1 The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
2 Dated or archaic.
3 Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

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