Fyrd-esne

Bosworth & Toller Anglo-Saxon Old English Dictionary - fyrd-esne

According to the Old English Dictionary:

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fyrd-esne
m. A warlike youth or man, warrior; bellĭcōsus jŭvĕnis, bellātor :-- In ðam ylcan gefeohte, Ósfriþ his óðer sunu, ǽr him gefeóll, se hwatesta fyrdesne in quo bello, ante illum ūnus fīlius ējus Osfrid, jŭvĕnis bellĭcōsus, cĕcĭdit, Bd. 2, 20; S. 521, 15. fyrd-esne
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