bisarma

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Asturian

Noun

bisarma f (plural bisarmes)

  1. specter, phantasm, spirit
  2. monster from Asturian mythology
    El cuélebre ye una bisarma con traza de viérbene
    The cuélebre is a monster with the shape of a snake
  3. tall, lanky person

Synonyms

Galician

Etymology

Attested since circa 1350. From Old French guisarme, from a Germanic language.

Pronunciation

Noun

bisarma m (plural bisarmas)

  1. gisarme
    • c1350, Kevin M. Parker (ed.), Historia Troyana. Santiago: Instituto "Padre Sarmiento", page 121:
      garneçerõ moy bẽ os bornos das naues de azcũas et de elmos et de escudos et de lanças et de dardos et de fachas et de balestas et de bisarmas et de espadas
      they garnished splendidly the ships' gunwales with javelins and helms and shields and spears and darts and battle-axes and crossbows and gisarmes and swords
  2. a polearm: kind of long shafted sickle with a back hook which was still in use during the early 20th century among the Galician peasants
    Synonyms: cardeña, foucegata

References

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