shipfyrdshipfyrd means an Anglo-Saxon naval force or militia; naval fleet; navy. Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 82 out of 100.EtymologyPartial calque of Old English sċipfyrd, sċipfierd (“naval expedition, naval force, fleet, navy”), equivalent to ship + fyrd. Compare landfyrd.nounAn Anglo-Saxon naval force or militia; naval fleet; navy.“This national army or militia was called the fyrd; the shipfyrd manned the navy.”