different between hirs vs hird

English

Etymology

hir +? -s. Compare hers.

Pronunciation

• enPR: h?rz, IPA^(key): /hi?z/

Pronoun

hirs

1. That which belongs to hir, theirs (singular). Possessive case of hir, used in place of a noun. Coordinate with his and hers.

Synonyms

• (singular) theirs
• (neologism) eirs

Hyponyms

• his, hers

Usage notes

See usage notes for hir.

See also

• other attested gender-neutral pronouns

Anagrams

• Rish, sihr

Middle English

Etymology 1

Pronoun

hirs

1. Alternative form of hires (“hers”)

Etymology 2

Pronoun

hirs

1. Alternative form of heres (“theirs”)

Etymology 3

Noun

hirs (uncountable)

1. Alternative form of hereos (“love-sickness”)

Etymology 4

Verb

hirs

1. Alternative form of hereth: third-person singular present of heren (“to hear”)

English

Etymology

From Middle English hird, from Old English h?r?d, h?r?de, variants of earlier h?r?den (“family, household”), from Proto-Germanic *h?war?daz (“relationship; family”), equivalent to hewe +? -red. Cognate with German Heirat (“wedding”).

Noun

hird (plural hirds)

1. (historical) In Norwegian history, an informal retinue of personal armed companions, hirdmen or housecarls.
2. By extension, the formal royal court household.

Derived terms

• hirdman

Anagrams

• HDRI, IRHD

Norwegian

Pronunciation

Noun

hird

1. An informal retinue of personal armed companions.
2. By extension, the formal royal court household.

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish hirþ (“bodyguard”), from Proto-Germanic *h?war?daz (“relationship; family”). Related to German Heirat (“wedding”) and English hired. See also Icelandic hirð.

Noun

hird c

1. (historical) bodyguard for chieftain or king

Declension

Derived terms

• hirdman

References

• hird in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• hird in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• hird in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
• hird in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)