fyrdman

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noun

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.

OriginOld English fyrdmann →
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Meanings

nounfyrdman (plural fyrdmen)

plural fyrdmen · alternative fierdman

  1. historicalAn 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.

Origin

  1. Old Englishfyrdmann
  2. Englishfyrdman

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

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APA

fyrdman. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fyrdman

MLA

“fyrdman.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fyrdman. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fyrdman,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fyrdman.

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