gisarme

/ ɡɪˈzɑːm /

noun

1. a long-shafted battle-axe with a sharp point on the back of the axe head

Word History and Origins

Origin of gisarme¹

C13: from Old French guisarme, probably from Old High German getīsarn weeding tool, from getan to weed + īsarn iron

Example Sentences

The Gisarme is a long-handled weapon which some writers consider to have been much the same as the Pole-axe.

From Project Gutenberg

The gisarme is said to be the weapon called the brown bill by Chaucer.

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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.

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