gonfanon
English
editEtymology
editFrom Old French gonfanon.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editgonfanon (plural gonfanons)
- Alternative form of gonfalon
- 1922, William Gordon Perrin, British Flags, their early history, and their development at sea, page 14:
- At the same time, a companion figure, which from the mutilated superscription in the tapestry appears to be Eustace of Boulogne, lifts this gonfanon high in the air with his left hand while with the right he points to the Duke's face; a significant action, calling attention in a twofold manner to William's presence.
- (heraldry) A banner with three "tails", typically with the middle one longer than the others, and three loops at the top representing where it would have been attached to a pole.
French
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Old French gonfanon.
Noun
editgonfanon m (plural gonfanons)
See also
editFurther reading
edit- “gonfanon”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Old French
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Frankish *gunþifanō, from Proto-Germanic *gunþifanô.
Noun
editgonfanon oblique singular, m (oblique plural gonfanons, nominative singular gonfanons, nominative plural gonfanon)
Derived terms
editDescendants
edit- French: gonfanon
- → Middle Dutch: gonfanoen
- Dutch: gonfanon
- → Middle English: gonfanon
- English: gonfanon
Further reading
edit- Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l’ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IXe au XVe siècle (1881) (gonfanon, supplement)
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