halberd

Meaning

A two-handed pole weapon, consisting of a long pole with an axe-like blade mounted on it (at a right angle like an axe, not on the tip like a spear), and (opposite the blade) typically a spike or hook.

Synonyms

battle-axe

spear

broad axe

halbert

pike

pierce

long sword

halbard

Swiss voulge

glaive

hatchet

lance

partisan

Translations

alabarda

alabarda

hallebarde

Hellebarde

hellebaard

alabarda

alabarda

Helmbarte

αλεβάρδα

langes Schwert

Langschwert

Spieß

Kriegsbeil

llança

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈhæl.bɚd/

Etymology

(1495) Middle French hallebarde, from Italian alabarda, from Middle High German helmbarte (“broad-axe with handle”), from halm, from Proto-Germanic *helmô (“handle”) + barte (“hatchet”), from *bardaz (“broadax”), literally "beard."