fyrd

/furd/US // fɜrd //UK // (fɪəd, faɪəd) //

霸王条款,霸气,霸道,霸王别姬

Definitions

n.名词 noun

1
- : the militia in Anglo-Saxon England.
- : the duty to serve in this militia.

Harold got together a large fleet to guard the Channel, and called out the fyrd of the southern counties to defend the coast.
By the laws of King Ine161 the gesithcundmen were fined and forfeited their land if they neglected their 'fyrd:'
If a gesithcund man owning land neglect the fyrd, let him pay cxx.
To supplement the force thus obtained, the23 fyrd was divided into two halves, one of which was always to be available.
Nevertheless, the main defence of the country rested with the "fyrd."