Turkeis
Middle English
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[edit]Turkeis
- Turkish
- late 14th century, Geoffrey Chaucer, The Knight's Tale, The Canterbury Tales, line 2894-2895:
- [...] Another his spere up in his hondes heeld;
The thridde bar with him his bowe Turkeys, [...]- [...] Another held his spear upright in his hands;
The third carried with him his Turkish bow, [...]
- [...] Another held his spear upright in his hands;
- late 14th century, Geoffrey Chaucer, The Knight's Tale, The Canterbury Tales, line 2894-2895:
References
[edit]- “Turkeis”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.