morglay

English

Etymology

Compare claymore.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɔː(ɹ)ɡleɪ/

Noun

morglay (plural morglays)

1. (obsolete) A sword.
   • 1612–1613, Nathan Field, John Fletcher, Philip Massinger, “The Honest Mans Fortune”, in Comedies and Tragedies […], London: […] Humphrey Robinson, […], and for Humphrey Moseley […], published 1647, →OCLC, (please specify the act number in uppercase Roman numerals, and the scene number in lowercase Roman numerals):

     carrying Their morglays in their hands

References

• “morglay”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.