Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fyrd

/fɝd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.23 in modern English

Syllables: fyrd
IPA: /fɝd/

11

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

In early Anglo-Saxon times, an army that was mobilized from freemen to defend their shire, or from select representatives to join a royal expedition.

Example Sentences

"Below the king were the eoldermen, the ruling nobility. The eolderman was the king's 'viceroy' in a shire, responsible for administration and justice, for calling out the fyrd and leading its forces in the field."

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Old English fyrd.

Inflected Forms

fyrds (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

fyrdman landfyrd shipfyrd ferd

Questions

How do you pronounce fyrd?: The recorded pronunciation is /fɝd/.
What does fyrd mean?: In early Anglo-Saxon times, an army that was mobilized from freemen to defend their shire, or from select representatives to join a royal expedition.
Where does fyrd come from?: Learned borrowing from Old English fyrd.

How to pronounce fyrd

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