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fyrds

fyrds is the plural of fyrd.

Meaning of fyrd

Noun

fyrd (plural fyrds)

  1. (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.
    • 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

Questions about fyrds

What is fyrds the plural of?
Fyrds is the plural of fyrd.

Words near fyrds in the dictionary

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

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