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tusseymountain commented on the word besagew
The OED lists this word with besague which it defines as "a double-edged axe." But isn't a besagew a round piece of armor worn to protect the armpit between the spaulders and the cuirass? It is sometimes also called a roundel. I stumbled on this trying to find how to pronounce besagew.
February 28, 2010
mollusque commented on the word besagew
Good catch, tusseymountain. I found this explanation:
"The word 'besague' was rescued by the late Lord Dillon from the compilers of antiquarian glossaries who had confused it with the double-headed axe (bis-aigue or bisacuta)."
--The Antiquaries Journal 19: 427 (1939)
February 28, 2010
tusseymountain commented on the word besagew
Thanks for that mollusque!
February 28, 2010