hirdman

Calque of Norwegian hirdmann; equivalent to hird +‎ -man.

hirdman (plural hirdmen)

1. (historical) A member of a Norwegian hird, or royal household.

From Old English hīredman; equivalent to hird (“household”) +‎ man (“man”), but often reanalysed as hired (“hired”) +‎ mon.

• heordmon, herdeman, herdman, hered-man, hirde-man, hird mane, hired man, hirid man, hyrdman, hyred-men, hyrede man, hyrid man, hyryd man
• hiredman, hired-mon, iradmon (Early Middle English)

• IPA^(key): /ˈhiːrdˌman/

hirdman (plural hirdmen)

1. A member of a royal household; an attendant.
2. A household servant.
3. (rare) A vassal; a subordinate.

• “hīred-man, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

hirdman

1. alternative form of herdeman