An archaic or obsolete form of the word 'gun,' used in Middle English and Early Modern English texts.
From Middle English 'gonne,' possibly from Old Norse or Germanic origins, relating to early cannons and firearms before the term 'gun' became standard.
Before we called them 'guns,' they were 'gonnes'—this old spelling shows how much English has changed, and how military technology literally renamed itself as language evolved.
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