morglay

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/ˈmɔː(ɹ)ɡleɪ/

noun

A sword.

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Meanings

nounmorglay (plural morglays)

plural morglays

  1. obsoleteA sword.

    carrying Their morglays in their hands

    1612–1613, Nathan Field, John Fletcher, Philip Massinger, “The Honest Mans Fortune”, in Comedies and Tragedies […], London: […] Humphrey Robinson, […], and for Humphrey Moseley […], published 1647, →OCLC, (please specify the act number in uppercase Roman numerals, and the scene number in lowercase Roman numerals)

Origin

Compare claymore.

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APA

morglay. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/morglay

MLA

“morglay.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/morglay. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “morglay,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/morglay.

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