Hirð-vist
Old Norse Dictionary - hirð-vist
Meaning of Old Norse word "hirð-vist"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- hirð-vist
- f. the being a king’s man, Fms. ii. 55, v. 315, vii. 196, xi. 18, Nj. 6.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᛁᚱᚦ-ᚢᛁᛋᛏ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)