atgar

English

Alternative forms

  • ategar

Etymology

From Old English ætgār (“a short spear, dart, javelin, a kind of dart or other weapon to cast at the enemy”), equivalent to at- +‎ gar (“spear”). Cognate with Old Frisian etgēr, Old High German azgēr, azigēr, Icelandic atgeirr (“spear”).

Noun

atgar (plural atgars)

  1. (Anglo-Saxon) A kind of spear or lance formerly in use.

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