gisarme
[ gi-zahrm ]
/ gɪˈzɑrm /
noun
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Definition for gisarme (2 of 2)
guisarme
or gi·sarme
[ gi-zahrm ]
/ gɪˈzɑrm /
noun
a shafted weapon having as a head a curved, double-edged blade with a beak at the back.
Origin of guisarme
1200–50; Middle English < Old French
g(u)isarme, gisarne, probably of Germanic orig.; compare Old High German
getīsarn, literally, weeding iron, equivalent to
get(an) to weed (German
jäten) +
īsarn
iron
Example sentences from the Web for gisarme
Gisarme, s. a weapon bearing a scythe-like blade fixed on a shaft and provided also with a spear-point like a bayonet, C 5978.
Chaucer's Works, Volume 6 (of 7) -- Introduction, Glossary, and Indexes |Geoffrey ChaucerThe Gisarme is a long-handled weapon which some writers consider to have been much the same as the Pole-axe.
Armour & Weapons |Charles John FfoulkesThe gisarme is said to be the weapon called the brown bill by Chaucer.
Cassell's History of England, Vol. I (of 9) |Anonymous
British Dictionary definitions for gisarme
gisarme
/ (ɡɪˈzɑːm) /
noun
a long-shafted battle-axe with a sharp point on the back of the axe head
Word Origin for gisarme
C13: from Old French
guisarme, probably from Old High German
getīsarn weeding tool, from
getan to weed +
īsarn
iron