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Old English · noun

fierd

Part of speech
noun, feminine
Declension
strong i-stem
IPA
/fi͜yrd/
[fi͜yrˠd]
Syllables
fi͜yrd (1 syllable)
Modern English
armyferdfyrdmilitiamilitary servicecampcampaignmilitary

Meaning

  1. army, military

    Fuluius sē consul fōr mid firde on Crēce tō þǣm beorgum þe mon Olimphus hæt.

    The consul Fulvius went to Greece with an army, to the mountain known as Olympus.

    late 9th century, translation of Orosius’ History Against the Pagans

  2. military service

  3. militia

  4. military expedition, campaign

  5. camp

Declension

Declension of fierd
SingularPlural
Nominative fierdfierdefierda
Accusative fierdfierdefierdefierda
Genitive fierdefierda
Dative fierdefierdum

All forms (4)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *fardi.

Descendants

ferd, fyrd

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