war hedge

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A defensive formation used by medieval Germanic warriors in which shields were positioned to overlap and create a continuous barrier. historical
    — And unshielded smote King Gunnar, and sent the Niblung song Through the quaking stems of battle in the hall of Atli's wrong: Then he rent the knitted war-hedge till by Hognside he stood.

词形变化

war hedges plural

词源

See Old English wighaga, with the same meaning.
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