- gafeluc
- m (-es/-as) spear, javelin
Old to modern English dictionary. 2013.
gafeluc
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Gavelock — Gav e*lock, n. [OE. gaveloc a dart, AS. gafeluc; cf. Icel. gaflok, MHG. gabil?t, OF. gavelot, glavelot, F. javelot, Ir. gabhla spear, W. gaflach fork, dart, E. glave, gaff] 1. A spear or dart. [R. & Obs.] [1913 Webster] 2. An iron crow or lever.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
javelin — /jav lin, jav euh /, n. 1. a light spear, usually thrown by hand. 2. Track. a. a spearlike shaft about 81/2 ft. (2.7 m) long and usually made of wood, used in throwing for distance. b. Also called javelin throw. a competitive field event in which … Universalium
Gaveloc — Ajavelin or long dart; also, later a crowbar. [< OldEngl. gafeluc = spear] … Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases
Gavelock — Ajavelin or long dart; also, later a crowbar. [< OldEngl. gafeluc = spear] … Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases
javelin — jave•lin [[t]ˈdʒæv lɪn, ˈdʒæv ə [/t]] n. 1) a light spear, usu. thrown by hand 2) spo a spearlike shaft about 8½ ft. (2.7 m) long and usu. made of wood, used in throwing for distance as a field event • Etymology: 1505–15; < MF javeline, alter … From formal English to slang
ghabh(o)lo-, -lā — ghabh(o)lo , lā English meaning: bifurcation Deutsche Übersetzung: “Astgabel, Gabelung, Gabel” Material: O.Ir. M.Ir. gabul “forked bough, fork; fork point the thighs, vulva”, Welsh gafl “ fork; thigh fork, vulva”, O.Bret. Plur.… … Proto-Indo-European etymological dictionary
gavelock — ˈgavlək noun ( s) Etymology: Middle English gavelok, from Old English gafeluc, of Celtic origin; akin to Welsh gaflach javelin, gafl forked branch, fork more at gaffle 1. archaic : a spear or dart : javelin … Useful english dictionary
gav|e|lock — «GAV uh lok», noun. Archaic. or Dialect. an iron crowbar or lever. ╂[Old English gafeluc] … Useful english dictionary
