feþehere

Old English

Etymology

From fēþa (“footsoldier”) +‎ here (“army”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfeː.θeˌxe.re/, [ˈfeː.ðeˌhe.re]

Noun

fēþehere m

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

     On his fēðehere wǣron XXXII M, ⁊ þǣs ġehorsedan fīfte healf M, ⁊ sċipa hund ⁊ eahtatiġ.

     His infantry numbered 32,000, and he had 25,000 men on horseback, and 180 ships.

References

• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “féðe-here”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎^[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.