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‖ guige Hist.|giʒ| Also 5 gyge. [ME. gyge, a. OF. guige, which has been re-adopted by recent antiquaries.] (See quot. 1834.)
c1386[perh. implied in gigge v.]. c1450Merlin 195 He..kyutte the gyge of the shelde with all the arme so that he dide it falle in-to the felde. Ibid. 496 He smote Pindolus on the sholdre that he kutte the gige that the shelde henge by. 1834J. R. Planché Brit. Costume 61 These shields [temp. William Conq.], besides the holders..had a long strip of leather which went round the neck and formed an additional support for it..This extra strap was called the guige. 1864Boutell Heraldry Hist. & Pop. xvii. 277 An imperial eagle holds in his beak the guige of the shield. 1878J. Mackintosh Hist. Civiliz. Scot. I. iv. 272 It is suspended in front of the body by a guige. |