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— English words —

• hird n. (Historical) In Norwegian history, an informal retinue of personal armed companions, hirdmen or housecarls.
• hird n. By extension, the formal royal court household.
• Hird prop.n. A surname originating as an occupation for a herdsman.

— Foreign words, define in English —

• Icelandic
  • hirð n. Court (royal retinue).
• Middle english
  • hird n. A household; a court.
  • hird n. A company or band of people…
  • hird n. (Rare) One’s offspring or progeny.
  • hird n. Alternative form of herde (“herd”).
  • hird n. Alternative form of herde (“herder”).
  • hirð n. (Early ME) Alternative form of hird (“household”).
• Norwegian bokmål
  • hird n. An informal retinue of personal armed companions.
• Norwegian bokmål - Norwegian nynorsk
  • hird n. By extension, the formal royal court household.
• Norwegian nynorsk - Swedish
  • hird n. (Historical) bodyguard for chieftain or king.

38 English words from 13 English definitions

Alternative armed band bodyguard By␣extension chieftain companions company court Early extension for form formal herd herder herdsman hird hirdmen Historical history housecarls household informal king Norwegian occupation offspring One originating people personal progeny Rare retinue royal surname the

1 foreign word from 13 English definitions

herde

6 suffixes (New words found by adding one or more letters at the end of the word.)

hirds Hirds hirdman hirdmen hirdy-girdy hirdy-girdies

229 times in the middle (New words found by adding letters in front and at the end of the word.)

thirde thirds thirdy thirded thirder thirdly third␣age Third␣Day thirders third␣eye thirding third␣leg third␣man third␣men third␣sex third␣way Third␣Way jaghirdar third␣base third␣best thirdborn third␣camp Third␣Camp third␣down third␣eyes third␣gear thirdhand third␣hand thirdings third␣last third␣legs Third␣Mesa thirdness third␣rail third-rate third␣rate third␣slip thirdsman thirdsmen third␣ways twothirds two-thirds goal␣thirds jaghirdars third␣bases thirdborns third␣camps third-class third␣class third␣cover +179 words

23 prefixes (New words found by adding one or more letters in front of the word.)

third one-third one␣third two-third goal␣third fifty-third forty-third lower␣third major␣third minor␣third sixty-third centre␣third eighty-third ninety-third thirty-third twenty-third neutral␣third Picardy␣third seventy-third augmented␣third diminished␣third this,␣that,␣and␣the␣third change␣a␣word,␣get␣a␣third

One word in word (Word found as is inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

hir

2 words-in-word RTL (Words found written from right to left, inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

DRI D.R.I.

2 anagrams (New words found by changing the order of the letters.)

HDRI IRHD

17 anagrams found with an extra letter (New words formed with all the letters from the word and an extra letter.)

Dahir dhikr dirhm dirth drith hider hirds Hirds hired ODIHR Ohrid Radhi rehid rheid Richd. third thrid

20 anagrams found minus a letter (New words formed with all the letters from the word minus a letter.)

DHR dir dir. Dir. DRI D.R.I. HDI hdr HDR hid HID hir IDH IDR IHR RDH RhD RHD rid RID

20 cousins (New words found by changing only one letter.)

Aird bird Bird gird hard Hard herd Herd hied Hild hind Hind Hira hire Hire hirn hirs Hord Hurd jird

3 lipograms (New words found when removing only one letter.)

hid HID hir

One epenthesis (New word found when adding only one letter.)

hired

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