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English

a sword

Etymology

Old English sweord, from Proto-Germanic *swerðan (cf. West Frisian swurd, Dutch zwaard, German Schwert), from Proto-Indo-European *su̯r̥dhom (compare Old Church Slavonic svĭrdĭlŭ 'drill'), from *su̯eros (compare Old High German swero 'body pain', sweren 'to fester', Welsh chwerw 'bitter, sharp', chwarren 'ulcer', Russian хворый (xvóryj, “sick”), Avestan xvara 'wound').

Pronunciation

Noun

sword (plural swords)

  1. (Weapon) A long-bladed weapon having a handle and sometimes a hilt and designed to stab, cut or slash.
    • 1509: Unsheathe your sword and dub him presently. — William Shakespeare, Henry VI, Part III, Act II, Scene II, line 59.
    • 1786: Some swords were also made solely to thrust, and some only to cut; others were equally adapted for both. — Francis Grose, A Treatise on Ancient Armour and Weapons, page 49.
  2. Someone paid to handle a sword.
  3. (tarot) A suit in the minor arcana in tarot.
  4. (tarot) A card of this suit.

Anagrams

Derived terms

  • sword bayonet
  • sword cane
  • sword dance
  • sword fern
  • swordfish
  • sword grass
  • sword knot
  • sword lily

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