lesarde

== Middle English == === Alternative forms === lesard, leesarde, lisard, lisarde, lysard, lysarde, lyzard, lizard, lizarde (remodelled on Latin lacertus) lacert, lacerta === Etymology === Borrowed from Anglo-Norman lusard, from Latin lacertus; some forms are remodelled on the Latin etymon. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈlɛzard/, /ˈlɛːzard/, /ˈlizard/ (remodelled on Latin lacertus) IPA(key): /ˈlaːsɛrt/ === Noun === lesarde (plural lesards) A reptile, especially a lizard. A lizard used as an alchemical ingredient. A snakelike creature; a wyrm. (rare) The sharpened tip of a blade (rare, heraldry) A depiction of a lizard on a coat of arms. ==== Descendants ==== English: lizard (← lizard) Scots: lesart (obsolete) === Further reading === “lē̆sarde, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 25 May 2018.