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Galwaysparth (1408)
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Galwaysparth (1408)

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  FEW: ∅ Gdf: ∅ GdfC: ∅ TL: ∅ DEAF: ∅ DMF: ∅ TLF: ∅ OED:  sparth n.1  MED:  sparth(e n.  DMLBS:  spartha 3143b
ls(loanword: Irish M.E. (?) Scandinavian (?))
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s.

decor.mil.weapons (representation of) long-handled, broad-bladed battle-axe as used by the gallowglass (mercenary soldiers of Norse-Gaelic derivation in Ireland and Scotland): 
( 1408 )  (in a description of the tomb brass of Sir Hugh Hastings, d. 1347) une ymage d'un ch[ivale]r [...] enclinant sur une galwaysparth  Arms and Armour2 60

[KJ]

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Galwaysparth