palfrey

Meaning

A small horse with a smooth, ambling gait, popular in the Middle Ages with nobles and women for riding (contrasted with a warhorse).

Synonyms

horse

🐴

riding horse

saddle horse

steed

Translations

palafreno

palefroi

Zelter

palefrenier

palafrè

binek atı

rijpaard

palafrém

palafreneiro

palafrén

palafrenero

palafreniere

رهوان

Stallknecht

μικρός ήμερος ίππος

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈpɔːl.fɹi/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: palfrey

Cognate with Welsh: gorwydd

Cognate with Dutch: paard

Cognate with German: Pferd

In summary

From Middle English palfrey, from Anglo-Norman palefrei (“steed”), from Old French palefroi, palefreid, from Late Latin paraverēdus (“post horse, spare horse”), from Ancient Greek παρά (pará) + Latin verēdus (“post horse”), from Gaulish *werēdos (“horse”) (compare Welsh gorwydd (“horse”)), from Proto-Celtic *uɸoreidos (“horse”). Doublet of prad. Compare Dutch paard and German Pferd.