escalberc
Old French
editEtymology
editBorrowed from a Germanic language such as Frankish, from *skeran (“to cut”) + *bergan (“to protect”), as in "sword-protector."
Noun
editescalberc oblique singular, m (oblique plural escalbers, nominative singular escalbers, nominative plural escalberc)
- scabbard (sheath for a sword)
Descendants
editReferences
edit- escalberc on the Anglo-Norman On-Line Hub
- Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “scabbard”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.