English Explanatory Dictionary

shipfyrd

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An Anglo-Saxon naval force or militia; naval fleet; navy.

Word forms

shipfyrd

Etymology

Partial calque of Old English sċipfyrd, sċipfierd (“naval expedition, naval force, fleet, navy”), equivalent to ship + fyrd. Compare landfyrd.

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