landfyrd

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

landfyrd (plural landfyrds)

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

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