DANISH · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

hird.

bodyguard for a chieftain or king

4 characters1 syllables approx.Dansk language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈhiɐ̯ˀd]

bodyguard for a chieftain or king
common-gender · historical · no-plural
an entourage, supporters
common-gender · figuratively · no-plural

Where this word comes from

From Old Norse hirð, from Old English hīred, from Proto-West Germanic *hīwarād.

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