gisarme
/ (ɡɪˈzɑːm) /
noun
a long-shafted battle-axe with a sharp point on the back of the axe head
Origin of gisarme
1C13: from Old French guisarme, probably from Old High German getīsarn weeding tool, from getan to weed + īsarn iron
Words Nearby gisarme
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
How to use gisarme in a sentence
The 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) | Anonymousgisarme, 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 Chaucer
Browse