gisarme

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gisarme

/ɡiˈzɑɹm/ US
/ɡɪ-/ US
/ɡɪˈzɑːm/ UK

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From Middle English gisarme, from Old French guisarme; compare modern French guisarme.

noun gisarmes · guisarme

A type of polearm having a spearhead and a reverse hooked spike on the back. The Gisarme called also gisaring, and, by Fleta, sisarmes is likewise an ancient weapon of the staff kind, but of what for seems doubtful.

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noun a type of polearm

Français	guisarme
Italiano	giusarma

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@misc{gisarme_2026,
  title = {gisarme},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/gisarme},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}