Hirðsveit

Old Icelandic Dictionary - hirðsveit

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "hirðsveit" in English.

As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):

hirðsveit
f. the host of king’s men.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᛁᚱᚦᛋᚢᛁᛁᛏ

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.

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