Hirð-drengr

Old Norse Dictionary - hirð-drengr

Meaning of Old Norse word "hirð-drengr"

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

hirð-drengr
m. a king’s valet, Rétt. 61.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᛁᚱᚦ-ᛏᚱᛁᚾᚴᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Rétt.
Réttarbætr. (B. II.)
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