launcegay

Middle English

Alternative forms

launcegaye, launchgay, launsgay, lawncegay

Etymology

From Old French lancegaye, from lance (“lance”) + zagaye (“assagai”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈlau̯ns(ə)ˌɡæi̯/, /ˈlans(ə)ˌɡæi̯/

Noun

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 [...].
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Descendants

English: lancegay (obsolete)

References

“launcegai, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

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