gleyve

== Middle English == === Alternative forms === cleyve, glaive, glayfe, glayffe, glayve, gleve, gleywe, glyve === Etymology === Borrowed from Old French glaive, from Late Latin glā̆vus, of unclear origin. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɡlæi̯v(ə)/, /ˈɡlɛːv(ə)/ === Noun === gleyve (plural gleyves) A lance or spear; a polearm with a blade attached to the head. Such a polearm set at the finish line of a race and sometimes given as an award. A glaive or bill; a polearm with a blade attached to the side. ==== Descendants ==== English: glaive Scots: glaive ==== References ==== “glaive, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.