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Term: ferdfare
Definition: Ferdfare is an old word that means a summons to military service or an exemption from military service. It comes from the Saxon words "fird" which means "military service" and "fare" which means "a going".
Also spelled: firdfare; fyrdfare.
ferdfare
Ferdfare is an old English word that means a summons to military service or an exemption from military service. It comes from the Saxon words "fird" which means "military service" and "fare" which means "a going".
The first example shows how ferdfare was used to call people to military service. The second example shows how ferdfare was used to exempt people from military service.