launcegay

launcegay

Middle English

Alternative forms

• launcegaye, launchgay, launsgay, lawncegay

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlau̯ns(ə)ˌɡɛi̯/, /ˈlans(ə)ˌɡɛi̯/

Noun

launcegay (plural launcegayes)

1. 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 [...].

Descendants

• English: lancegay (obsolete)

References

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