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† Morglay Obs.
Forms: 4 Morgelai, -ay, 5 Morglaye, 5– Morglay.
[? a. Welsh *mawrgleddyf (or the equivalent Breton or Cornish form), f. mawr great + cleddyf sword. Cf. claymore, which contains the Gaelic equivalents of these words in reversed order.]
1. The name of the sword belonging to Sir Bevis.
13..Sir Beues 956 (MS. A.) His gode swerd Morgelay [v. rr. Mordelay, Morglay(e]. 1598[see Excalibur]. 1612Drayton Poly-olb. ii. 332 Arundell his steed, And Morglay his good sword.
2. Used allusively for: A sword.
1582Stanyhurst æneis ii. (Arb.) 60 And bootelesse morglay to his sydes hee belted vnhable. 1592Nobody & Somebody D 4 Giue me my sword, my morglay! 1644–7Cleveland Char. Lond. Diurn., etc. 16 The Souldier with his Morglay watch't the Mill. |