targe
[tahrj]
/tɑrdʒ/
noun
,
Archaic.
1.
a small, round shield; a target or buckler.
Origin
before 1000;
Middle English
<
Old French
<
Old Norse
targa
round shield; cognate with
Old High German
zarga
rim, ring; replacing
Old English
targe, targa
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Old Norse
British Dictionary definitions for
targe
targe
/
tɑːdʒ
/
noun
1.
an archaic word for
shield
Word Origin
C13: from Old French, of Germanic origin; related to Old High German
zarga
rim, frame, Old Norse
targa
shield