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Middle English
Etymology
From Old French lancegaye, from lance (“lance”) + zagaye (“assagai”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlau̯ns(ə)ˌɡæi̯/, /ˈlans(ə)ˌɡæi̯/
Noun
launcegay (plural launcegayes)
- A light lance.
- c. 1390, Geoffrey Chaucer, Sir Thopas (Ellesmere ms):
Sire Thopas / wolde out ride / He worth / vpon his steede gray / And in his hand a launcegay / A long swerd / by his side [...].- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
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