pykeharneys

Middle English

Alternative forms

pike harnes, pikharneis, pike-harnes, pyke-herneys

Etymology

From piken +‎ harneys.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˌpik(ə)ˈharnəs/, /ˌpiːk(ə)ˈharnəs/, /ˌpik(ə)harˈnɛi̯s/

Noun

pykeharneys (plural pykeharneyses or pykeharneys)

(rare) A pillager; a looter of dead bodies lying on the battlefield.

References

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

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