landfyrd
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Old English landfyrd (“army”), equivalent to land + ferd. Compare shipfyrd.
Noun
landfyrd (plural landfyrds)
- (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.
- 1869, Edward A. Freeman, The history of the Norman conquest of England:
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