(a) A splendid, noble, spirited horse; a riding horse; (b) a war horse, charger; (c) in adj. phrases, usu. allit.: semeli (stif, stout, etc.) on ~, stith on (upon) ~, wlank up ~; also, in phrase with adj. as noun: that sterne on his ~; (d) a representation of a horse; also, a mechanical horse; (e) a mythological horse; (f) in cpds. & combs.: ~ bak, in phrase: upon ~ bak, on horseback; ~ courser, a charger; ~ fole, a foal; ~ fot, a horse's hoof; ~ lengthe, a distance equal to the length of a horse; ~ shroud, horse trappings; (g) in proverbs and prov. expressions.

(a) Fig. That upon which Christ rode to his death, the cross; (b) in political allegory: a term for Richard Fitzalan, Earl of Arundel (d. 1397), so called for his badge which bore a white horse.

(a) As a ship's name; (b) in surnames; (c) in place names [see Smith PNElem.2.147].