fyrdman

== English == === Alternative forms === fierdman === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Old English fyrdmann, fierdmann (“warrior”), from fierd (“army”) + mann (“man”). More at fyrd, man. === Noun === fyrdman (plural fyrdmen) (historical) An English militiaman of the Saxon period; often a land worker called to arms in support of the king or a local lord, and usually armed with a spear and shield. ==== Related terms ==== fyrd === References === Battle of Hastings on Wikipedia.Wikipedia