Hirð-hestr
Old Norse Dictionary - hirð-hestr
Meaning of Old Norse word "hirð-hestr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- hirð-hestr
- m. a king’s horse, N. G. L. i. 227.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᛁᚱᚦ-ᚼᛁᛋᛏᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- L.
- Linnæus.
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- N. G. L.
- Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)