'Fyrd' definitions:

Definition of 'Fyrd'

From: GCIDE
  • 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]