lesarde
Middle English
Alternative forms
- lesard, leesarde, lisard, lisarde, lysard, lysarde, lyzard, lizard, lizarde
- (remodelled on Latin lacertus) lacert, lacerta
Etymology
Borrowed from Anglo-Norman lusard, from Latin lacertus; some forms are remodelled on the Latin etymon.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlɛzard/, /ˈlɛːzard/, /ˈlizard/
- (remodelled on Latin lacertus) IPA(key): /ˈlaːsɛrt/
Noun
lesarde (plural lesards)
- A reptile, especially a lizard.
- A lizard used as an alchemical ingredient.
- A snakelike creature; a wyrm.
- (rare) The sharpened tip of a blade
- (rare, heraldry) A depiction of a lizard on a coat of arms.
Descendants
- English: lizard (← lizard)
- Scots: lesart (obsolete)
References
- “lē̆sarde (n.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-05-25.