gyronny, a. Her.
(dʒaɪəˈrɒnɪ)
Forms: 5 jerownde, 5–6 gerundi(e, 6 geronnie, -ondy, 8 gironne, 7– gyronny.
[a. F. gironné (12th c. geroné), f. giron gyron: see -y.]
Of an escutcheon: Divided into or having gyrons; gyronny of eight, having eight gyrons, i.e. each quarter divided diagonally by lines meeting in the fesse-point.
| ? a 1400 Morte Arth. 2891 Thorowe a jerownde schelde he jogges him thorowe. 1486 Bk. St. Albans, Her. b iij, Gerundi is called in armys whan the cootarmure is of ix. dyuerse colowris; & a fusitarget with in the cootarmure of whatt colowre that hit be of. c 1500 Sc. Poem Heraldry 169 in Q. Eliz. Acad. 100 Thire be also raschit, as lege or heid, wiche gerondy verry and belly told. 1572 J. Bossewell Armorie ii. 38 b, Geronnie of vj pieces Or and Sable. 1610 J. Guillim Heraldry v. ii. (1611) 240 Hee beareth Gyronny of sixe peeces Sable and Or three Nigroes heads couped Proper. 1713 Lond. Gaz. No. 5106/3 A Coat of Arms, being Gironne of Eight Pieces Ermine and Gules. 1864 Boutell Her. Hist. & Pop. xiv. §1. 141 Gyronny or and sable. |
¶ App. used erron. for gyron.
| 1696 Lond. Gaz. No. 3171/4 The Arms are, a Ship, a Chequer, two Geronies. |