atgar
English
Alternative forms
- ategar
Etymology
From Old English ætgār (“a short spear, dart, javelin, a kind of dart or other weapon to cast at the enemy”), equivalent to at- + gar (“spear”). Cognate with Old Frisian etgēr, Old High German azgēr, azigēr, Icelandic atgeirr (“spear”).
Noun
atgar (plural atgars)
- (Anglo-Saxon) A kind of spear or lance formerly in use.
Anagrams
- gatra