landfyrd

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A ground force; ground expedition; militia; army.

Word forms

landfyrd landfyrds

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Old English landfyrd (“army”); equivalent to land + fyrd.

Related words

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