Morglayn.

Brit.

/ˈmɔːɡleɪ/, U.S.

/ˈmɔrˌɡleɪ/

Forms: Middle English Mordelay, Middle English Morgelai, Middle English Morgelay, Middle English Morglaye, Middle English– Morglay, 1700s Morglag. Also (in sense 2) with lower-case initial.

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French Morgeley.

Etymology: < Anglo-Norman Morgeley, Morgelei, Murgleie, probably < an unattested Old Breton (or equivalent Welsh or Cornish) compound < mor great (later meur : see mere adj.¹) + clezeff sword (later kleze ; < a Celtic base related to Latin gladius sword: see gladius n.). See further claymore n., which contains the Scottish Gaelic equivalents of these words in reversed order.

1. The sword belonging to Bevis of Hampton (see quot. c1330).Bevis of Hampton was a popular English medieval verse-romance based on an Anglo-Norman original, which tells of Bevis's adventures in Europe and the East, and of his revenge upon his father's murderer.

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society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > sharp weapon > side arms > sword > [noun] > legendary sword

Caliburn1297

Morglayc1330

Excalibura1450

c1330 (?c1300) Bevis of Hampton (Auch.) 956 His gode swerd Morgelay [v.rr. Mordelay, Morglay(e].

1601 B. Jonson Every Man in his Humor ii. iii. sig. E4 You talke of Morglay, Excaliber, Durindana.

1612 M. Drayton Poly-olbion ii. 30 Arundell his steed, And Morglay his good sword.

1986 G. Uden Understanding Book-collecting 183 The great Bevis of Southampton..with his steed Arundel and his invincible sword Morglay.

†2. allusively (chiefly poetic and literary). A sword. Obsolete.

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society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > sharp weapon > side arms > sword > [noun]

sword971

brandOE

edgeOE

ironOE

brandelletc1325

garec1330

toolc1386

brank1480

tranchefera1533

flatchet1577

Morglay1582

smiter1591

brandiron1596

Toledo1601

machaira1614

spit-frog1615

toasting-irona1616

spit1642

bilbo1676

porker1688

tilter1688

degen1699

spurtlec1700

toaster1751

toasting-fork1807

slasher1815

cheese-cutter1824

khanda1825

cheese-toaster1858

windlestraw1895

1582 R. Stanyhurst tr. Virgil First Foure Bookes Æneis ii. 36 And bootelesse morglay to his sydes hee belted vnhable.

1606 No-body & Some-body sig. D4 Giue me my sword, my morglay.

1647 J. Cleveland Poems in Char. London-diurnall (Wing C4662) 16 The Souldier with his Morglay watch't the Mill.

a1681 T. Raymond Autobiogr. (1917) 22 My courage prevailed; and soe up I gott, tooke my Morglay, which I had layd ready by my bed side.

1725 New Canting Dict. Morglag, a Watchman's brown Bill.

1785 F. Grose Classical Dict. Vulgar Tongue Morglag, a brown bill, or kind of halbert, formerly carried by watchmen..

a1859 W. Watt Poems & Songs (1860) 136 His scouts drew nigh, Who pull'd their morglays from the thigh.

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

单词	morglay
释义	Morglayn. Brit. /ˈmɔːɡleɪ/, U.S. /ˈmɔrˌɡleɪ/ Forms: Middle English Mordelay, Middle English Morgelai, Middle English Morgelay, Middle English Morglaye, Middle English– Morglay, 1700s Morglag. Also (in sense 2) with lower-case initial. Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French Morgeley. Etymology: < Anglo-Norman Morgeley, Morgelei, Murgleie, probably < an unattested Old Breton (or equivalent Welsh or Cornish) compound < mor great (later meur : see mere adj.¹) + clezeff sword (later kleze ; < a Celtic base related to Latin gladius sword: see gladius n.). See further claymore n., which contains the Scottish Gaelic equivalents of these words in reversed order. 1. The sword belonging to Bevis of Hampton (see quot. c1330).Bevis of Hampton was a popular English medieval verse-romance based on an Anglo-Norman original, which tells of Bevis's adventures in Europe and the East, and of his revenge upon his father's murderer. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > sharp weapon > side arms > sword > [noun] > legendary sword Caliburn1297 Morglayc1330 Excalibura1450 c1330 (?c1300) Bevis of Hampton (Auch.) 956 His gode swerd Morgelay [v.rr. Mordelay, Morglay(e]. 1601 B. Jonson Every Man in his Humor ii. iii. sig. E4 You talke of Morglay, Excaliber, Durindana. View more context for this quotation 1612 M. Drayton Poly-olbion ii. 30 Arundell his steed, And Morglay his good sword. 1986 G. Uden Understanding Book-collecting 183 The great Bevis of Southampton..with his steed Arundel and his invincible sword Morglay. †2. allusively (chiefly poetic and literary). A sword. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > sharp weapon > side arms > sword > [noun] sword971 brandOE edgeOE ironOE brandelletc1325 garec1330 toolc1386 brank1480 tranchefera1533 flatchet1577 Morglay1582 smiter1591 brandiron1596 Toledo1601 machaira1614 spit-frog1615 toasting-irona1616 spit1642 bilbo1676 porker1688 tilter1688 degen1699 spurtlec1700 toaster1751 toasting-fork1807 slasher1815 cheese-cutter1824 khanda1825 cheese-toaster1858 windlestraw1895 1582 R. Stanyhurst tr. Virgil First Foure Bookes Æneis ii. 36 And bootelesse morglay to his sydes hee belted vnhable. 1606 No-body & Some-body sig. D4 Giue me my sword, my morglay. 1647 J. Cleveland Poems in Char. London-diurnall (Wing C4662) 16 The Souldier with his Morglay watch't the Mill. a1681 T. Raymond Autobiogr. (1917) 22 My courage prevailed; and soe up I gott, tooke my Morglay, which I had layd ready by my bed side. 1725 New Canting Dict. Morglag, a Watchman's brown Bill. 1785 F. Grose Classical Dict. Vulgar Tongue Morglag, a brown bill, or kind of halbert, formerly carried by watchmen.. a1859 W. Watt Poems & Songs (1860) 136 His scouts drew nigh, Who pull'd their morglays from the thigh. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.c1330
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