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fyrd.

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.

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noun/fɝd//fɚd//fɪɹd/
  1. 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.

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Learned borrowing from Old English fyrd.

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