sword

English

/sɔɹd/, /sɔːd/, /so(ː)ɹd/, /soəd/

noun
Definitions
  • (weaponry) A long-bladed weapon with a hilt, and usually a pommel and cross-guard, which is designed to stab, slash, and/or hack.
  • (tarot) A suit in the minor arcana in tarot.
  • (tarot) A card of this suit.
  • (weaving) One of the end bars by which the lay of a hand loom is suspended.
  • (heraldiccharge) The weapon, often used as a heraldic charge.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English sword inherited from Old English sweord (sword) inherited from Proto-Germanic *swerdą (sword) derived from Proto-Indo-European *seh₂w- (sharp).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*seh₂w-

Gloss

sharp

Concept
Semantic Field

Sense perception

Ontological Category

Property

Kanji

鋭

Emoji
🪒

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