pykeharneys

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Middle English[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

pike harnes, pikharneis, pike-harnes, pyke-herneys

Etymology[edit]

From piken +‎ harneys.

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /ˌpik(ə)ˈharnəs/, /ˌpiːk(ə)ˈharnəs/, /ˌpik(ə)harˈnɛi̯s/

Noun[edit]

pykeharneys (plural pykeharneyses or pykeharneys)

(rare) A pillager; a looter of dead bodies lying on the battlefield.

References[edit]

“pī̆k(e-harneis, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-05-08.

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