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hersir

hersir noun: a local leader in early mediaeval Norway.

Noun

hersir (plural hersirs)

  1. A local leader in early mediaeval Norway.
    • There was a powerful hersir in Sognefjord called Bjorn, who lived at Aurland; his son Brynjolf inherited everything from him.1997, “Egil's Saga”, in Bernard Scudder, transl., The Sagas of Icelanders, Penguin, published 2001, page 52

Forms of hersir

pluralhersirs

Origin of hersir

Borrowed from Old Norse hersir.

Questions about hersir

What does hersir mean?
Hersir means a local leader in early mediaeval Norway.
What part of speech is hersir?
Hersir is a noun.
What is the plural of hersir?
The plural of hersir is hersirs.

Words near hersir in the dictionary

  1. hersiliid
  2. hersiliids
  3. hersillon
  4. hersillons
  5. hersing
  6. hersir
  7. hersirs
  8. Hersis
  9. Herskovits
  10. Herskovitses
  11. Herskowitz

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