hernois

Old French

Alternative forms

Etymology

Likely a borrowing from Old Norse *hernest[1], from Old Norse herr (“army”) + nest (“equipment”).

Noun

hernois m (oblique plural hernois, nominative singular hernois, nominative plural hernois)

  1. equipment for battle

Descendants

References
  1. von Wartburg, Walther (1928-2002), “*hernest”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volume 160, page 202
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