Fyrdung

Fyrdung
Fyrd Fyrd, Fyrdung Fyr"dung, n. [AS.; akin to E. fare, v. i.] (Old. Eng. Hist.) The military force of the whole nation, consisting of all men able to bear arms. [1913 Webster]

The national fyrd or militia. --J. R. Green. [1913 Webster]


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  • Fyrd — Fyrd, Fyrdung Fyr dung, n. [AS.; akin to E. fare, v. i.] (Old. Eng. Hist.) The military force of the whole nation, consisting of all men able to bear arms. [1913 Webster] The national fyrd or militia. J. R. Green. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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