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gisarme (1160-74)

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The form girsarme is a cross reference to the following entry:

gisarme (1160-74)

gisarm,  gisarma,  giserme,  gishareme,  gisharme,  gissarme;  guisharme,  gwisarme;  gysarm,  gyserne;  (girsarme,  guishame,  gyrsan,  jusarme  Vernac Glosses 13.49 );
pl. gesarmis;  gisarmis,  gisarmus  
  FEW:  *wîsarm 17,598a Gdf:  guisarme 4,388a GdfC: TL: gisarme  DEAF:  guisarme G1651 DMF:  guisarme  TLF:  guisarme  OED:  gisarme n.  MED:  gisarme n.  DMLBS:  gisarma 1077c

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weaponsmil.pike, halberd, polearm with a long pointed blade
( 1160-74; MS: s.xiiiin )  As haches, as arcs, as gisarmes [...] Des chevaliers nus defendum  Rom de Rou wace i 194.885
( MS: s.xiii1 )  frameam: (J) gisarme (var. (R: s.xiii1) gleyve)  Gloss Nequam1 252
( MS: s.xiii1 )  gesa: gwisarmes  Vernac Glosses 18.49
( c.1235; MS: c.1235 )  De robes sunt trestuits e garniz e vestu, U de haubercs dublers e de buclers escuz, E portent gisarmes e grantz cuteus muluz  S Aub 854
( MS: s.xiii )  frameas: (A) girsarmes (var. (C: s.xiiiex) gysarms; (D: s.xiii/xiv) gisarmis; (L: s.xiiiex) gissarme; (O: s.xii/xiii) gwisarmes)  TLL ii 43.83
( MS: s.xiiiex ) gesa: (C) gysarms (var. (C*: s.xiii) gisarme;  (D: s.xiii/xiv) gisarms;  (D*: s.xiii/xiv) gesarmis;  (L: s.xiii) guishames )  TLL ii 135.49
( MS: s.xiii/xiv )  frameam: (D) gisarme, gleyve (var. (C: s.xiii2) gisarm; (L: s.xiii/xiv) gleve)  TLL ii 76.159
( 1323-25 )  en le chastel de Burdeaux je trovoi arcbalestes de vyz de deux peez et de un pee, garrotz, quarels, gysarmes et targes  St Sard 51
( MS: s.xiv )  gesa: gallice dicuntur gisermes  TLL ii 155.49
weaponsmil.dagger
( MS: s.xiii2 )  sica: gisarme  TLL ii 22
( MS: s.xiiiex )  sicas: (L) gisarme (var. (A: s.xiii) girsans)  TLL ii 43.83

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ges1 
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