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landfyrd

landfyrd noun: a ground force; ground expedition; militia; army.

Noun

landfyrd (plural landfyrds)

  1. (historical, Anglo-Saxon) A ground force; ground expedition; militia; army.
    • For that purpose Harold had of course to trust to the landfyrd, the militia of the shires.1869, Edward A. Freeman, The history of the Norman conquest of England

Forms of landfyrd

plurallandfyrds

Origin of landfyrd

Learned borrowing from Old English landfyrd (“army”); equivalent to land + fyrd.

Questions about landfyrd

What does landfyrd mean?
Landfyrd means a ground force; ground expedition; militia; army.
What part of speech is landfyrd?
Landfyrd is a noun.
What is the plural of landfyrd?
The plural of landfyrd is landfyrds.

Words near landfyrd in the dictionary

  1. landform
  2. landforms
  3. landfowl
  4. landfowls
  5. landful
  6. landfyrd
  7. landfyrds
  8. landgable
  9. landgables
  10. landgafol
  11. landgirl

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