fyrd

[ furd ]

/ fɜrd /

noun

the militia in Anglo-Saxon England.

the duty to serve in this militia.

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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Example sentences 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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单词	fyrd
释义	fyrd [ furd ] / fɜrd / noun the militia in Anglo-Saxon England. the duty to serve in this militia. 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 Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences 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 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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