harneys
Middle English
/harˈnɛi̯s/
noun
Definitions
- armaments; the tools of war; arms and protection.
- A suit of armour; a collection of armoured garments.
- The gear needed to equip a horse for war.
- The gear needed to maintain and equip a horse; horse equipment.
- Decorations or trimmings for a tool or device, especially a weapon.
- The supplies and gear needed to fuel an army for war.
- Garments or clothing; the items necessary to clothe oneself.
- Household goods and items; The gear and fitting one needs for the maintenance of a home.
- Luggage; the gear one needs for an excursion or journey.
- private Private parts; one's genitals.
- (rare) The appropriate tools or implements for an activity or line of work.
- (rare) A heavily-armoured soldier or fighter.
Etymology
Borrowed from harneis derived from Old Norse *hernest.
Origin
Old Norse
*hernest
Gloss
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- harness English
- harnessable English
- harnesser English
- harnessest English
- harnesseth English
- harnesslike English
- harnessmaker English
- unharness English
- harnais French
- harneysen Middle English
- piken Middle English
- pykeharneys Middle English
- *hernest Old Norse
- heer Old Norse
- herr Old Norse
- hernois Old French
- harneso Ido
- arnes Old Occitan
- harneis xno
- harneschier xno