legharneis

Middle English

Alternative forms

leggeharnes, legge harneyse, legge herneys, leggharnes, legharnoys

Etymology

From leg +‎ harneis.

Noun

legharneis

legharness: leg armor
- a1425(a1382), WBible(1) (Corp-O 4), 1 Kings 17:6:
  Stelyn legharneis [WB(2): bootis of bras; L ocreas aereas] he [Goliath] hadde in the hipis.
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Descendants

English: legharness

References

“harneis, n. singular & plural”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007: “leg ~, leg armor;”

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