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Fyrd meaning

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.

Using Fyrd

  • The main meaning on this page is: 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.
  • In the example corpus, fyrd often appears in combinations such as: the fyrd, fyrd and.

Context around Fyrd

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 15.6 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 2 middle, 4 end
  • Sentence types: 8 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

essex 1× shire 1× assembled 1×

Often after:

militia 1× arrived 1× usually 1×

Sentence patterns with Fyrd

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

for the fyrd 1× newly assembled fyrd arrived 1× of the fyrd and housecarls 1× of the fyrd and the 1× the essex fyrd militia 1× the fyrd usually served 1× the fyrd was composed 1× the shire fyrd to deal 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

his troops except 1× large regions could 1× marren 1066 p 1× marren 1066 pp 1× the fyrd usually 1× the fyrd was 1×

Common sentence endings:

assembled fyrd arrived 1× essex fyrd militia 1× except in emergencies 1× for military forces 1× for the fyrd 1× fyrd and housecarls 1×

Words around Fyrd

Just before it in the word index:

fyp 8 fyodorov 5 fyodor 25 fyock 2 fyo 5 fynn 12

Just after it in the word index:

fyre 41 fyrefly 2 fyresdal 2 fyrish 4 fyrishov 5 fyrom 39

Similar in corpus frequency:

aargau 11 abacos 11 abboud 11 abbreviate 11 abdelkader 11 abdomens 11

Corpus analysis for Fyrd

  • In this selection, "fyrd" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 15.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, essex, shire, assembled, militia, arrived and usually stand out and add context to how "fyrd" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include for the fyrd and newly assembled fyrd arrived. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "fyrd" sits close to words such as aargau, abacos and abboud, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with fyrd

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

The fyrd usually served for two months, except in emergencies. (10 words)

Large regions could be devastated before the newly assembled fyrd arrived. (11 words)

It was the responsibility of the shire fyrd to deal with local raids. (13 words)

Longer example sentences

The fyrd was composed of men who owned their own land, and were equipped by their community to fulfil the king's demands for military forces. (26 words)

Marren 1066 pp. 55–57 It appears that the hundred was the main organising unit for the fyrd. (18 words)

His troops, except for personal household guards, were local farmers and villagers of the Essex Fyrd militia. (17 words)

Example sentences (8)

His troops, except for personal household guards, were local farmers and villagers of the Essex Fyrd militia.

It was the responsibility of the shire fyrd to deal with local raids.

Large regions could be devastated before the newly assembled fyrd arrived.

Marren 1066 p. 105 These men would have been a mix of the fyrd and housecarls.

Marren 1066 pp. 55–57 It appears that the hundred was the main organising unit for the fyrd.

The fyrd usually served for two months, except in emergencies.

The fyrd was composed of men who owned their own land, and were equipped by their community to fulfil the king's demands for military forces.

The housecarls were replaced with members of the fyrd, and the shield wall held.

Common combinations with fyrd

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "fyrd" in a sentence?
An example: "His troops, except for personal household guards, were local farmers and villagers of the Essex Fyrd militia." This page contains 8 example sentences with the word "fyrd" from authentic English texts.
What does "fyrd" mean?
Fyrd means: 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.
How many example sentences with "fyrd" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 8 example sentences with "fyrd", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.