hirdman (c.1185)
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hirdman (c.1185)

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[ FEW: 16,209b hirdman; Gdf: ∅; GdfC: ∅; TL: ∅; DEAF: H485 hirdman; DMF: ∅; TLF: ∅; OED:  hirdman n.; MED:  hiredman n.; DMLBS: ∅ ]
 
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1occupationa member of a king's household, a retainer: 
( c.1185; MS: s.xiiim )  Si fist uns reis gualeis jadis, Jo quit ke il l’apelerent Ris, Il fut mut larges de Engleterre, A ses hirdmans parti la terre  8944
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