Fyrding

Old English Dictionary Entry

Fyrding

Old English Dictionary Entry

Part of speech: firding, e; Related words: fyrdung. fyrding

Definitions

1 fyrding

f. I. an army, army prepared for war; exercĭtus, procinctus :-- Fyrding [MS. fyrdingc] procinctus, Ælfc. Gl. 87; Som. 74, 42; Wrt. Voc. 50, 24: 72, 71. Mid ormǽtre fyrdinge with an immense army, Homl. Th. ii. 66, 2: 194, 13. II. an expedition; expĕdītio :-- Geswicon ðære fyrdinge they withdrew from the expedition, Chr. 1016; Erl. 153, 29.

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ᚠᚣᚱᛞᛝ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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