How do you use Hird in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.
Hird in a sentence
Hird meaning
- In Norwegian history, an informal retinue of personal armed companions, hirdmen or housecarls.
- The formal royal court household.
Using Hird
- The main meaning on this page is: In Norwegian history, an informal retinue of personal armed companions, hirdmen or housecarls. | The formal royal court household.
- In the example corpus, hird often appears in combinations such as: hird was, hird hird.
Context around Hird
- Average sentence length in these examples: 21.6 words
- Position in the sentence: 9 start, 6 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 16 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Hird
- In this selection, "hird" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 21.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, report, life, karolina, married, 2006 and continued stand out and add context to how "hird" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include aged 34 hird continued to and charges against hird under the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "hird" sits close to words such as aaaa, abductees and abdulahi, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with hird
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Hird (2006), p.5 Hird has two younger sisters. (9 words)
A series of injuries restricted Hird's appearances during the remainder of the 1990s. (14 words)
Three years later, James Hird was jointly awarded the medal with Michael Voss of Brisbane. (15 words)
At the time of the media report, Hird was considering legal action against both the AFL and Demetriou. citation Personal life Hird married Tania Poynton on 11 October 1997 and they have four children, a daughter and three sons. (39 words)
The homeowner, Clare Hird, said she is not the only house affected by the problem in her area of Florence Park and also says homes in Botley have been targeted too. (31 words)
Hird's lawyer, Steven Amendola, asserted that the AFL withdrew all charges against Hird under the deeds of settlement that he and the club signed with the AFL. (28 words)
Example sentences (16)
At the time of the media report, Hird was considering legal action against both the AFL and Demetriou. citation Personal life Hird married Tania Poynton on 11 October 1997 and they have four children, a daughter and three sons.
Hird (2006), p.5 Hird has two younger sisters.
Hird's lawyer, Steven Amendola, asserted that the AFL withdrew all charges against Hird under the deeds of settlement that he and the club signed with the AFL.
Karolina Hird, a Russia Analyst, works at her desk at the Institute for the Study of War on Wednesday in Washington.
The homeowner, Clare Hird, said she is not the only house affected by the problem in her area of Florence Park and also says homes in Botley have been targeted too.
The cast includes Mervyn Johns, Leslie Banks and a gun-toting Thora Hird in one of her first screen roles.
After the 2014 season Mark Thompson left the club to make way for Hird's return to the senior coaching role.
Aged 34, Hird continued to feature prominently among Essendon's best players and concluded his career by winning a fifth best and fairest award.
A media report on 3 October 2013 said that Hird denies pleading guilty for a reduced charge as alleged by Demetriou.
A series of injuries restricted Hird's appearances during the remainder of the 1990s.
Former Geelong dual premiership winning coach and Essendon triple-premiership winning player Mark Thompson later joined Hird on the coaching panel.
Hird played as a midfielder and half-forward, but was often given free rein by then-Essendon coach Kevin Sheedy to play wherever he thought necessary.
Hird stated that he was ruling himself out of coaching Essendon for at least three years.
Hird was one of the best on field in his final game with 34 disposals, one shy of his career high.
The majority (4–2) voted in favour of Hird being delisted, although coach Kevin Sheedy voted to keep him.
Three years later, James Hird was jointly awarded the medal with Michael Voss of Brisbane.
Common combinations with hird
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: