Etymology

fyrdman

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Today it means: 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. Full definition →

Old English fyrdmann
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  1. Old English · inherited fromfyrdmann
  2. English todayfyrdman

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

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