shipfyrd

English

Etymology

Partial calque of Old English sċipfyrd, sċipfierd (“naval expedition, naval force, fleet, navy”), equivalent to ship +‎ fyrd. Compare landfyrd.

Noun

shipfyrd (uncountable)

  1. (historical) An Anglo-Saxon naval force or militia; naval fleet; navy.
    • 1965, James Westfall Thompson, Edgar Nathaniel Johnson, An introduction to medieval Europe:
      This national army or militia was called the fyrd; the shipfyrd manned the navy.
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