palstaff
English edit
Etymology edit
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Danish/Icelandic? pálstafr”)
Noun edit
palstaff (plural palstaffs or palstaves)
- (historical) An old Celtic and Scandinavian weapon consisting of a wedge of stone or metal fixed by a tongue in a staff.