fierd

Middle English

Noun

fierd

1. Alternative form of ferde

Old English

Alternative forms

• feord, fird, fyrd

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *fardi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fi͜yrd/, [fi͜yrˠd]

Noun

fierd f

1. army, military
   • late 9th century, translation of Orosius’ History Against the Pagans

     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.

2. military service
3. militia
4. military expedition, campaign
5. camp

Declension

Strong i-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	fierd	fierde, fierda
accusative	fierd, fierde	fierde, fierda
genitive	fierde	fierda
dative	fierde	fierdum

Coordinate terms

• here

Derived terms

• fierdsearu

Related terms

• faran
• faru
• fēran

 

Descendants

• Middle English: ferde, ferd, fierd, fierde, furde, verd, færde, feord, værde (Early Middle English)
  • >? English: ferd
• → English: fyrd