Gisarme Definition

gĭ-zärm
noun
A battle-ax or halberd with a long shaft, formerly carried by foot soldiers.
Webster's New World

(weaponry) A type of polearm having a spearhead and a reverse hooked spike on the back.

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Other Word Forms of Gisarme

Noun

Singular:
gisarme
Plural:
gisarmes

Origin of Gisarme

  • Middle English from Old French guisarme possibly from Old High German getīsarn getan to weed īsarn iron eis- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From French guisarme

    From Wiktionary

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