fyrd \ˈfərd, ˈfi(ə)rd\noun (-s) Etymology: Old English fierd, fyrd (also, campaign, camp); akin to Old High German fart journey, Old Norse ferth, Gothic usfartho departure; derivatives from the root of English fare 1.: the national militia in England prior to the Norman Conquest < men of the fyrd were mustered and their weapons counted — Hope Muntz > 2.: the duty to serve in the fyrd