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fyrdmen

fyrdmen is the plural of fyrdman.

Meaning of fyrdman

Noun

fyrdman (plural fyrdmen)

  1. (historical) An English militiaman of the Saxon period; often a land worker called to arms in support of the king or a local lord, and usually armed with a spear and shield.

Questions about fyrdmen

What is fyrdmen the plural of?
Fyrdmen is the plural of fyrdman.

Words near fyrdmen in the dictionary

  1. FYP pull
  2. fyps
  3. FYR
  4. fyrd
  5. fyrdman
  6. fyrdmen
  7. fyrds
  8. fyrdworthy
  9. fyrk
  10. fyrks
  11. FYROM

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