hernois

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Old French

Alternative forms

Etymology

Likely a borrowing from Old Norse *hernest,[1] from Old Norse herr (army) + nest (equipment) (from Proto-Germanic *nesaną (to heal, recover)).

Noun

hernois oblique singularm (oblique plural hernois, nominative singular hernois, nominative plural hernois)

  1. equipment for battle

Descendants

References

  1. ^ Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “*hernest”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch, volumes 16: Germanismes: G–R, page 202