targe

From Middle English targe, either:

• from Old French targe, from Frankish *targa (“buckler”);

or

• from Old English targa (masculine) and targe (feminine);

both ultimately from Old Norse targa (“round shield”) from Proto-Germanic *targǭ (“edge”), from Proto-Indo-European *derǵʰ- (“fenced lot”). Akin to Old High German zarga (“side wall, rim”) (German Zarge (“border, frame”)). However, the soft -g- seems to indicate a French origin.

• (UK) IPA^(key): /tɑːd͡ʒ/
• (US) IPA^(key): /tɑɹd͡ʒ/

targe (plural targes)

1. (archaic) A small shield
   • 1819, Walter Scott, Ivanhoe

     The Jester wore his usual fantastic habit, but late accidents had led him to adopt a good cutting falchion, instead of his wooden sword, with a targe to match it.

2. (archaic) A tassel or pendant

• target

• 'Gater, Greta, ergat-, grate, great, great-, retag, terga

From Middle French targe "round shield, targe" from Old French targe "buckler", from Frankish *targa (“buckler”), probably from Old Norse targa (“small round shield”) (whence also Old English targe, targa (“shield”)) from Proto-Germanic *targǭ (“edge”), from Proto-Indo-European *dArg'h- (“fenced lot”). Akin to Old High German zarga (“side wall, rim”) (German Zarge (“frame”)).

• IPA^(key): /taʁʒ/

targe f (plural targes)

1. a targe, buckler

• “targe” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

• gâter, gérât

targe f (plural targes)

1. targe