fyrd
English
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Old English fyrd.
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Noun
fyrd (plural fyrds)Category:English lemmas#FYRDCategory:English nouns#FYRDCategory:English countable nouns#FYRDCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#FYRDCategory:Pages with entries#FYRDCategory:Pages with 2 entries#FYRD
- (historicalCategory:English terms with historical senses#FYRD) In early Anglo-Saxon times, an army that was mobilized from freemen to defend their shire, or from select representatives to join a royal expedition.
- Regia Anglorum - Anglo-Saxon Social Organisation:
- Below the king were the eoldermen, the ruling nobility. The eolderman was the king's 'viceroy' in a shire, responsible for administration and justice, for calling out the fyrd and leading its forces in the field.
- Regia Anglorum - Anglo-Saxon Social Organisation:
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Old English
Pronunciation
Noun
fyrd fCategory:Old English lemmas#FYRDCategory:Old English nouns#FYRDCategory:Old English entries with incorrect language header#FYRDCategory:Old English feminine nouns#FYRDCategory:Pages with entries#FYRDCategory:Pages with 2 entries#FYRD
- alternative form of fierd
Declension
Strong i-stem:
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | fyrd | fyrde, fyrda |
| accusative | fyrd, fyrde | fyrde, fyrda |
| genitive | fyrde | fyrda |
| dative | fyrde | fyrdum |
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