sword

Betekenis (Engels)

Noun

1. (countable) A long bladed weapon with a grip and typically a pommel and crossguard (together forming a hilt), which is designed to cut, stab, slash and/or hack.
2. A suit in certain playing card decks, particularly those used in Spain and Italy, or those used for divination.
3. A suit in certain playing card decks, particularly those used in Spain and Italy, or those used for divination.
4. One of the end bars by which the lay of a hand loom is suspended.

Verb

To stab or cut with a sword

Concepten

zwaard

slagzwaard

degen

sabel

mes

🔪

Synoniemen

saber

blade

dagger

🗡️

knife

🔪

sabre

scimitar

rapier

epee

steel

foil

bayonet

brand

broadsword

batten

falchion

katana

spear

beater

cutlass

large knife

edge

razor

🪒

épée

military force

single stroke

armed might

foot sword

simitar

fencing sword

degen

cleaver

club

cutting

force

glaive

iron

lance

long knife

machete

mattock

military power

moonstone

scythe

sheet metal

sickle

skewer

slasher

spatula

spit

tool

Vertalingen

épée

espada

Schwert

spada

ξίφος

gladius

sabre

espada

kılıç

espasa

σπαθί

سيف

brando

şûr

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

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Etymologie (Engels)

Overgenomen van Middelengels: sword

Overgenomen van Oudengels: sweord

Verwant aan Schots: swuird

Verwant aan Noord-Fries: swird

Verwant aan Fries: swurd

Verwant aan Nederlands: zwaard

Verwant aan Nedersaksisch: Sweerd

Verwant aan Duits: Schwert

Verwant aan Deens: sværd

Verwant aan Noors: sverd

Verwant aan Zweeds: svärd

Verwant aan IJslands: sverð

Verwant aan Old Russian: свьрдьлъ

In summary

From Middle English sword, swerd, from Old English sweord (“sword”), from Proto-West Germanic *swerd, from Proto-Germanic *swerdą (“sword”), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *seh₂w- (“sharp”). Cognate with Scots swuird, swerd, sword (“sword”), North Frisian swird (“sword”), West Frisian swurd (“sword”), Dutch zwaard (“sword”), Low German Sweerd, Schwert (“sword”), German Schwert (“sword”), Danish sværd, Norwegian sverd, Swedish svärd (“sword”), Icelandic sverð (“sword”), Old East Slavic свьрдьлъ (svĭrdĭlŭ, “drill”).

Zinnen

Then he realized that he had been distracted for a few moments , looking at the sword .