lesarde

Middle English

Alternative forms

lesard, leesarde, lisard, lisarde, lysard, lysarde, lyzard, lizard, lizarde
(remodelled on Latin lacertus) lacert, lacerta

Etymology

Borrowed from Anglo-Norman lusard, from Latin lacertus; some forms are remodelled on the Latin etymon.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈlɛzard/, /ˈlɛːzard/, /ˈlizard/
(remodelled on Latin lacertus) IPA^(key): /ˈlaːsɛrt/

Noun

lesarde (plural lesards)

A reptile, especially a lizard.
1. A lizard used as an alchemical ingredient.
2. A snakelike creature; a wyrm.
(rare) The sharpened tip of a blade
(rare, heraldry) A depiction of a lizard on a coat of arms.

Descendants

English: lizard (← lizard)
Scots: lesart (obsolete)

Further reading

“lē̆sarde, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-05-25.

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