Definitions
a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard
Word origin
Inherited from West Midland Middle English sword (swerd in most dialects), from Old English sweord (“sword”), from Proto-West Germanic *swerd (“sword”), from Proto-Germanic *swerdą (“sword”), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *seh₂w- (“sharp”).
Used in a sentence
“He took out his sword and stabbed the man in the stomach.”
“Malicious tunges, though they have no bones, Are ſharper then ſwordes, ſturdier then ſtones.”
“Unsheathe your sword and dub him presently.”
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Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Blade”5 letters
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