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- noun historical In
Norwegian history, an informal retinue of personal armed companions,hirdmen orhousecarls . - noun By extension, the formal royal court household.
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Examples
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The Sony Tentpole Angels and Demons stand in the hird position with a $66.1 million accumulation, while Star Trek #4 has gathered in $167.1 million to date.
Box Office Tent Poles Steve Hulett 2009
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February 5, 2008 at 5:51 am wut you never hird .. .you wite, mebbe? tee. hee.
omg yes! - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2008
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Afer hird dayz at office, kittah needz a tall col one
DOMO - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2007
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‘The first Monday morning of term,’ said John Burden, finishing his t. hird slice of toast and marmalade, ‘is worse than the first day of term.’
A Guilty Thing Surprised Rendell, Ruth, 1930- 1970
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Ich nat nawt þe time {;} for ha ne seide hit me nawt. ah eau {er} lokið hwenne. for hire wune is to cumen bi stale ferliche ⁊ unmundlunge hwen me least weneð. of hire hird þ̵ tu easkest.
Selections from early Middle English, 1130-1250 Part I: Texts Joseph Hall
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Maximian þe modi keiser ine Rome heinde ant heriende heðene mawmez. wið unmeð muchel hird ⁊ unduhti duheðe. ⁊ for {} demde alle þeo {;} þe on drihtin bilefden. þes Maximian luuede an heh mon of cunne ant eke riche of rente elewsius wes ihaten. ant weren as feolahes
Selections from early Middle English, 1130-1250 Part I: Texts Joseph Hall
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++Wes iþon time as þe redunge telleð. þe modi Maximien keiser irome.heriende. ⁊ heiende heaðene maumez. wið unimeað {20} muchel hird. ⁊ wið heh duheðe. ⁊ fordemde alle þeo þe o drihtin bilefden.
Selections from early Middle English, 1130-1250 Part I: Texts Joseph Hall
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I haup she han't a hird what we a bin a tâkin about.
The Dialect of the West of England; Particularly Somersetshire James Jennings
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⁊ Al þ̵ hird halt him stille. þ̵ wes i {} wunet to beon fulitohen ⁊ don efteR wil haRe lefdi.
Selections from early Middle English, 1130-1250 Part I: Texts Joseph Hall
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Al swa of þen oþer areawe. to god ha beod isleine · Ah ha libbed to þe feond ⁊ beod alle in is hird · ⁊ serued him in his curt · Euch of þe mester þet him to falleð.
Selections from early Middle English, 1130-1250 Part I: Texts Joseph Hall
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