Middle English Dictionary Entry
gai hors phr.
Entry Info
Forms | gai hors phr. |
Etymology | From gai . |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
Note: Cp. gibbe hors.
1.
?A ludicrous image with great jaws and teeth; ?a clown or jester; ?a decorated horse used in pageants.
Associated quotations
- ?c1475 *Cath.Angl.(Add 15562)53a : Gay horse: hic manducus.