gisarme

English

Alternative forms

• guisarme

Etymology

From Middle English gisarme, from Old French guisarme; compare modern French guisarme.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ɡiˈzɑɹm/, /ɡɪ-/
• (UK) IPA^(key): /ɡɪˈzɑːm/

Noun

gisarme (plural gisarmes)

1. A type of polearm having a spearhead and a reverse hooked spike on the back.
   • 1786, Francis Grose, A Treatise on Ancient Armour and Weapons, page 49:

     The Gisarme called also gisaring, and, by Fleta, sisarmes is likewise an ancient weapon of the staff kind, but of what for seems doubtful.

Translations

a type of polearm

• French: guisarme (fr) f
• Galician: bisarma f
• Italian: giusarma f
• Polish: gizarma f

Anagrams

• imagers, maigres, mirages, simagre

Italian

Noun

gisarme f

1. plural of gisarma