ironside

ironside
noun Date: 13th century a man of great strength or bravery

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  • Ironside — may refer to: * Ironside (TV series) , an American television series starring Raymond Burr * Ironside (novel) , an urban fantasy novel by Holly Black * Ironside (song) , an entry in the 1971 Norwegian national final of the Eurovision song contest …   Wikipedia

  • Ironside — ist der englische Beiname von Edmund II. (England) der Originaltitel der Krimiserie Der Chef Ironside ist der Familienname folgender Personen: Edmund Ironside, 1. Baron Ironside (1880–1959), britischer Feldmarschall Michael Ironside (* 1950),… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • ironside — i ron*side , n. a man of great strength and endurance, especially on who is brave. [PJC] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Ironside — I ron*side , Ironsides I ron*sides , prop. n. 1. A nickname for Oliver Cromwell. [PJC] 2. A nickname for Edmund II of England. RHUD [PJC] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Ironside — (engl., spr. air n ßaid, »Eisenseite«), Beiname des Königs Edmund (s. d. 3) von England …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Ironside — (engl., spr. eir nßeid, d.h. Eisenseite), Beiname des engl. Königs Edmund, auch der Cromwellschen geharnischten Reiter …   Kleines Konversations-Lexikon

  • Ironside — name given to a man of great hardihood or bravery, c.1300, first applied to Edmund II, king of England (d.1016), later also to Oliver Cromwell and his troops. Old Ironsides as a nickname of U.S.S. Constitution dates from that ship s defeat of H.M …   Etymology dictionary

  • Ironside — This famous and long established surname may be either of medieval English or Scottish origin, and has two distinct possible sources. As an English surname Ironside belongs to that sizeable group of early European surnames that were gradually… …   Surnames reference

  • Ironside — biographical name William Edmund 1880 1959 1st Baron Ironside British field marshal …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • Ironside (serie de TV) — Ironside fue un programa de la televisión estadounidense transmitido por NBC del 14 de septiembre de 1967 al 16 de enero de 1975, con un total de 199 episodios. El protagonista era Raymond Burr, como el retirado jefe de detectives del… …   Wikipedia Español

  • Ironside (cavalry) — Ironside was the name given to a trooper in the Parliamentarian cavalry formed by English political leader Oliver Cromwell in the 17th century, during the English Civil War. The name came from Old Ironsides , one of Cromwell s nicknames (although …   Wikipedia

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