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hersirs

hersirs is the plural of hersir.

Meaning of hersir

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

Questions about hersirs

What is hersirs the plural of?
Hersirs is the plural of hersir.

Words near hersirs in the dictionary

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

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