morgensternn.

Brit.

/ˈmɔːɡ(ə)nˌstəːn/, U.S.

/ˈmɔrɡənˌstərn/

Forms: 1600s morgan sterne, 1800s– morgenstern, 1800s– morgenstiern.

Origin: A borrowing from German. Etymon: German Morgenstern.

Etymology: < German Morgenstern (see morn-star n.), in this sense (16th cent.) after Danish morgenstjerne in similar application, the spikes on the weapon being compared to the rays of the star.In form morgenstiern probably directly after Danish morgenstjerne.

Weaponry. Now historical.

A weapon consisting of a heavy ball set with spikes, either forming the head of a club, as in a mace, or attached by a chain to a handle, as in a flail. Cf. morning star n. 2.

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society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > club or stick > [noun] > armed club

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macec1325

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brogged staff1429

balk-staffc1460

malleta1500

quarterstaff?1560

sport staff1634

morgenstern1637

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morning star1684

patu patu1769

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shell-stick1790

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mace-head1824

shark's teeth sword1845

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1637 R. Monro Exped. Scots Regim. i. 65 One of our souldiers shewing them over the worke, a Morgan sterne.

1819 W. Scott Legend of Montrose iv. 45 It's a pity he should be sae weak in the intellectuals, being a strong proper man of body, fit to handle pike, morgenstern, or any other military implement whatsoever.

1868 Archæol. Jrnl. 25 141 As for huge two-handed swords, morgensterns, partizans,..the walls are loaded with them.

1889 A. Conan Doyle Micah Clarke v. 37 Pike or half-pike, morgenstiern, and halbert.

1988 R. Stewart & J. Matthews Warriors of Christendom 110 A close relative of the morgenstern was the aptly named ‘holy water sprinkler’, more prosaically known as the military flail.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	morgenstern
释义	morgensternn. Brit. /ˈmɔːɡ(ə)nˌstəːn/, U.S. /ˈmɔrɡənˌstərn/ Forms: 1600s morgan sterne, 1800s– morgenstern, 1800s– morgenstiern. Origin: A borrowing from German. Etymon: German Morgenstern. Etymology: < German Morgenstern (see morn-star n.), in this sense (16th cent.) after Danish morgenstjerne in similar application, the spikes on the weapon being compared to the rays of the star.In form morgenstiern probably directly after Danish morgenstjerne. Weaponry. Now historical. A weapon consisting of a heavy ball set with spikes, either forming the head of a club, as in a mace, or attached by a chain to a handle, as in a flail. Cf. morning star n. 2. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > club or stick > [noun] > armed club masuelc1312 macec1325 maulc1325 mell1333 brogged staff1429 balk-staffc1460 malleta1500 quarterstaff?1560 sport staff1634 morgenstern1637 roundhead1643 morning star1684 patu patu1769 patuc1771 shell-stick1790 holy water sprinkler1816 mace-head1824 shark's teeth sword1845 taiaha1845 1637 R. Monro Exped. Scots Regim. i. 65 One of our souldiers shewing them over the worke, a Morgan sterne. 1819 W. Scott Legend of Montrose iv. 45 It's a pity he should be sae weak in the intellectuals, being a strong proper man of body, fit to handle pike, morgenstern, or any other military implement whatsoever. 1868 Archæol. Jrnl. 25 141 As for huge two-handed swords, morgensterns, partizans,..the walls are loaded with them. 1889 A. Conan Doyle Micah Clarke v. 37 Pike or half-pike, morgenstiern, and halbert. 1988 R. Stewart & J. Matthews Warriors of Christendom 110 A close relative of the morgenstern was the aptly named ‘holy water sprinkler’, more prosaically known as the military flail. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1637
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