˜yÐÄvlog

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targe

[ tahrj ]

noun

Archaic.
  1. a small, round shield; a target or buckler.


targe

/ ³ÙÉ‘Ë»åÏô /

noun

  1. an archaic word for shield
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of targe1

before 1000; Middle English < Old French < Old Norse targa round shield; cognate with Old High German zarga rim, ring; replacing Old English targe, targa < Old Norse
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of targe1

C13: from Old French, of Germanic origin; related to Old High German zarga rim, frame, Old Norse targa shield
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He ran as much as he has all season on a night when he had to, and he was as on targe with his passes, which was needed on so many third- and fourth-down plays.

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The Oxford English Dictionary believes targe, of which target is a diminutive, came into English twice, the first time via Scandinavia, the second from French.

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Targe meaning a little round shield seems to have come from a Teutonic word for a rim, like the German zarge meaning frame.

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After years of underinvestment in e-commerce, Wal-Mart has in the last five years been pouring billions into its digital firepower to compete with Amazon.com and stave off a resurgent Targe.

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But in the foreground is not broadsword and targe but socialist dogma.

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