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Herdman vs Hirdman - What's the difference?

herdman | hirdman |

As nouns the difference between herdman and hirdman

is that herdman is (obsolete) someone who herds animals; a herdsman while hirdman is (historical) in norwegian history, a member of a hird or royal household.

herdman

English

Noun

(herdmen)
  • (obsolete) Someone who herds animals; a herdsman.
  • *1526 , William Tyndale, trans. Bible , Luke VIII:
  • *:And the heerd toke their course, and ran heedlynge into the lake, and wer choked. when the herdmen sawe what had chaunsed, they fleed, and tolde it in the cite and in the villages.

    • hirdman

    English

    Noun

    (hirdmen)
  • (historical) In Norwegian history, a member of a hird or royal household.