hersir

A local leader in early mediaeval Norway.

Noun

  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,...

Origin

Etymology tree Old Norse hersirbor. English hersir Borrowed from Old Norse hersir.

Forms

hersirs