rounceval

noun, adj — 3 senses

noun

Etymology From the gigantic bones shown at Roncesvalles, and alleged to be those of old heroes.

Obsolete A giant; anything large.

Obsolete A large pea, the marrowfat.

The Rouncefall, great Beanes, and early ripening Peason1622, Michael Drayton, Poly-Olbion, song 20 p. 12:

adj

Etymology From the gigantic bones shown at Roncesvalles, and alleged to be those of old heroes.

gigantic

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