Old French edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

Likely a borrowing from Old Norse *hernest,[1] from Old Norse herr (army) + nest (equipment) (from Proto-Germanic *nesaną (to heal, recover)).

Noun edit

hernois oblique singularm (oblique plural hernois, nominative singular hernois, nominative plural hernois)

  1. equipment for battle

Descendants edit

References edit

  1. ^ Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “*hernest”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volumes 16: Germanismes: G–R, page 202