fyrdman

English

Alternative forms

  • fierdman

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Old English fyrdmann, fierdmann (“warrior”), from fierd (“army”) + mann (“man”). More at fyrd, man.

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.

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