launcegay
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Middle English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
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 [...].
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- 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.