gonfanon
English
Noun
gonfanon (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.
- 1922, William Gordon Perrin, British Flags, their early history, and their development at sea, page 14
Old French
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Frankish *gundfano, from Proto-Germanic *gunþifanô.
Noun
gonfanon oblique singular, m (oblique plural gonfanons, nominative singular gonfanons, nominative plural gonfanon)
Descendants
- French: gonfanon, gonfalon
- → Middle English: gonfanon, gonfalon
- → Italian: gonfalone
- → Middle Dutch: gonfanoen, gonfaloen
References
- Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l’ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IXe au XVe siècle (1881) (gonfanon, supplement)