bisarma
Asturian edit
Noun edit
bisarma f (plural bisarmes)
- specter, phantasm, spirit
- monster from Asturian mythology
- El cuélebre ye una bisarma con traza de viérbene
- The cuélebre is a monster with the shape of a snake
- tall, lanky person
Synonyms edit
Galician edit
Etymology edit
Attested since circa 1350. From Old French guisarme, from a Germanic language.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
bisarma m (plural bisarmas)
- gisarme
- c1350, Kevin M. Parker (ed.), Historia Troyana. Santiago: Instituto "Padre Sarmiento", page 121:
- garneçerõ moy bẽ os bornos das naues de azcũas et de elmos et de escudos et de lanças et de dardos et de fachas et de balestas et de bisarmas et de espadas
- they garnished splendidly the ships' gunwales with javelins and helms and shields and spears and darts and battle-axes and crossbows and gisarmes and swords
- c1350, Kevin M. Parker (ed.), Historia Troyana. Santiago: Instituto "Padre Sarmiento", page 121:
- a polearm: kind of long shafted sickle with a back hook which was still in use during the early 20th century among the Galician peasants
References edit
- “bisarma” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
- “bisarma” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
- “bisarma” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “bisarma” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “bisarma” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.