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Jird vs Hird - What's the difference?

jird | hird |

As nouns the difference between jird and hird

is that jird is any of various rodents of the genera meriones'', ''sekeetamys'', ''brachiones'', and sometimes ''pachyuromys , an agricultural pest while hird is (historical) in norwegian history, an informal retinue of personal armed companions, hirdmen or housecarls.

jird

English

Noun

(en noun) (wikipedia jird)
  • Any of various rodents of the genera Meriones'', ''Sekeetamys'', ''Brachiones'', and sometimes ''Pachyuromys , an agricultural pest.

    • hird

    English

    (wikipedia hird)

    Noun

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

    • Derived terms

    * hirdman ----