fyrd

[ furd ]

/ fɜrd /

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noun

the militia in Anglo-Saxon England.

the duty to serve in this militia.

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Origin of fyrd

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

Words nearby fyrd

fyke, Fylde, fylfot, Fyn, fynbos, fyrd, FYROM, fytte, F.Z.S., g, G10

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How to use fyrd in a sentence

Harold got together a large fleet to guard the Channel, and called out the fyrd of the southern counties to defend the coast.
Battles of English History|H. B. (Hereford Brooke) George
By the laws of King Ine161 the gesithcundmen were fined and forfeited their land if they neglected their 'fyrd:'
The English Village Community|Frederic Seebohm
If a gesithcund man owning land neglect the fyrd, let him pay cxx.
The English Village Community|Frederic Seebohm
To supplement the force thus obtained, the23 fyrd was divided into two halves, one of which was always to be available.
The Art of War in the Middle Ages A.D. 378-1515|C. W. C. Oman

Nevertheless, the main defence of the country rested with the "fyrd."
Freedom In Service|Fossey John Cobb Hearnshaw

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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