Morpheme
Gun
Type
free base
Denotation
battle weapon, engine of war, device for shooting projectiles
Etymology
Middle English gunne, gonne, possibly from Gunnhild, Gunilda; Old Norse Gunnhildr, from gunnr + hildr
Evidence
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Notes
Gunnhildr literally means “gun battle”
