launcegay
Middle English edit
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Etymology edit
From Old French lancegaye, from lance (“lance”) + zagaye (“assagai”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
launcegay (plural launcegayes)
- A light lance.
- c. 1390, Geoffrey Chaucer, Sir Thopas (Ellesmere ms):
- Sire Thopas / wolde out ride / He worth / vpon his steede gray / And in his hand a launcegay / A long swerd / by his side [...].
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- c. 1390, Geoffrey Chaucer, Sir Thopas (Ellesmere ms):
Descendants edit
- English: lancegay (obsolete)
References edit
- “launcegai, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.