Ged (heraldry)

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Crest badge of Clan Ged. The ged's head used in the badge is a pun on the clan-name, and is an example of canting arms. Clan member crest badge - Clan Ged.svg
Crest badge of Clan Ged. The ged's head used in the badge is a pun on the clan-name, and is an example of canting arms.

A ged is a heraldic term for the fish known in English as a pike. [1] [2] It is often used in "canting" coats; that is, using coats of arms to make a pun on the last name of the bearer, one of his titles, a nickname, or the name of his estate. The word ged is derived from the Old Norse gaddr (spike). The Norse word is the origin of the terms for pike in the modern North Germanic languages: Swedish : gädda, Danish : gedde, Norwegian : gjedde, and the Faroese and Icelandic : gedda.[ citation needed ]

References

  1. ↑ Fox-Davies, Arthur Charles (1909). A Complete Guide to Heraldry. London: T.C. & E.C. Jack. p. 255. LCCN   09023803.
  2. ↑ Woodward, John (1892). A treatise on heraldry, British and foreign. Edinburgh: W. & A.K. Johnston. p. 694. LCCN   02020303. Archived from the original on 2007-11-02. Retrieved 2014-01-07.
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