hersir

H4E1R1S1I1R1

noun

A local leader in early mediaeval Norway.

OriginOld Norse hersir →
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Meanings

nounhersir (plural hersirs)

plural hersirs

  1. A local leader in early mediaeval Norway.

    There was a powerful hersir in Sognefjord called Bjorn, who lived at Aurland; his son Brynjolf inherited everything from him.

    1997, “Egil's Saga”, in Bernard Scudder, transl., The Sagas of Icelanders, Penguin, published 2001, page 52

Origin

  1. Old Norsehersir
  2. Old Norsehersir
  3. Englishhersir

Borrowed from Old Norse hersir.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

SherriShirerRisher
Cite this entry
APA

hersir. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hersir

MLA

“hersir.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hersir. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hersir,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hersir.

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