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fyrdman

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
fyrd-man
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

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.

Etymology

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

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

fyrdmen (plural) fierdman (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

fyrd

Questions

What does fyrdman mean?
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.
Where does fyrdman come from?
It is traced to Old English.

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