harneys

• harnes, harnysse, harneis, harnais, herneis, hernays, herneys, harneyse, harnesse, harnas

From Anglo-Norman harneis, from Old Norse *hernest.

• IPA^(key): /harˈnɛi̯s/, /ˈharnəs/

harneys (plural harneys)

1. armaments; the tools of war; arms and protection.
2. A suit of armour; a collection of armoured garments.
3. The gear needed to equip a horse for war.
4. The gear needed to maintain and equip a horse; horse equipment.
5. Decorations or trimmings for a tool or device, especially a weapon.
6. The supplies and gear needed to fuel an army for war.
7. Garments or clothing; the items necessary to clothe oneself.
8. Household goods and items; The gear and fitting one needs for the maintenance of a home.
9. Luggage; the gear one needs for an excursion or journey.
10. Private parts; one's genitals.
11. (rare) The appropriate tools or implements for an activity or line of work.
12. (rare) A heavily-armoured soldier or fighter.

• harneysen
• pykeharneys

• English: harness
• Scots: harnish; herness

• “harneis (n.sg. & pl.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-05-08.