fyrd

[ furd ]

/ fɜrd /

noun

the militia in Anglo-Saxon England.

the duty to serve in this militia.

Nearby words

fyke, fylde, fylfot, fyn, fynbos, fyrd, fyrom, fytte, fzs, fáinne, fátima

Origin of fyrd

< Old English fyrd, fierd, akin to faran to go, fare

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Examples from the Web for fyrd

There rode the king with his fyrd till he reached Badbury against Winburne.
Early Britain|Grant Allen
The English army at Hastings consisted of the fyrd and the corps of huscarles.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 6|Various
Nevertheless, the main defence of the country rested with the "fyrd."
Freedom In Service|Fossey John Cobb Hearnshaw
He called out the fyrd, the militia, of all or some of the shires under his obedience.
William the Conqueror|Edward Augustus Freeman

If a gesithcund man owning land neglect the fyrd, let him pay cxx.
The English Village Community|Frederic Seebohm

British Dictionary definitions for fyrd

fyrd

/ (fɪəd, faɪəd) /

noun

history the local militia of an Anglo-Saxon shire, in which all freemen had to serve

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