Old English · noun
feþehere
- Part of speech
- noun, masculine
- IPA
- /ˈfeː.θeˌxe.re/[ˈfeː.ðeˌhe.re]
- Syllables
- ˈfeː · θe · ˌxe · re (4 syllables)
- Modern English
- infantry
Meaning
-
an infantry
On his fēðehere wǣron XXXII M, ⁊ þǣs ġehorsedan fīfte healf M, ⁊ sċipa hund ⁊ eahtatiġ.
His infantry numbered 32,000, and he had 25,000 men on horseback, and 180 ships.
late 9th century, translation of Orosius’ History Against the Pagans
Etymology
From fēþa (“footsoldier”) + here (“army”)
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