English
handgonne
Handgonne comes from Middle English handgonne.
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500handgonne
- Englishearliest quotation 1894same form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500handgonne
- Englishearliest quotation 1894same form
Earliest quotation: 1894, W. H. James: “mere dry-as-dust knowledge of how Cæsar invaded Gaul, or…”
Every English word from Middle English handgonne
Today it means
noun A handheld pre-matchlock black-powder gun.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Middle English handgonne / handgonne