English
manicle
Manicle comes from Old French manicle ‘gauntlet’.
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400manicle‘gauntlet’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500same form
- Englishearliest quotation 2000same form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400manicle‘gauntlet’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500same form
- Englishearliest quotation 2000same form
Earliest quotation: 2000, Lancelot of the Lake, Oxford University Press: “[Footnotes:] impossible: Gawain clearly considers his pledge to be…”
Linked words
through Middle English manicle
Today it means
noun On armor, a kind of attached mail glove or gauntlet.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Old French manicle / manicle