fyrd
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English
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Old English fyrd.
Pronunciation
Noun
fyrd (plural fyrds)
- (historical) 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:
Related terms
Old English
Pronunciation
Noun
fyrd f
- Alternative form of fierd