longsword

See also: long sword

English

A replica medieval longsword.

Alternative forms

• long sword

Etymology

long +‎ sword

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈlɒŋsɔːd/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈlɔŋsɔɹd/

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Noun

longsword (plural longswords)

1. Any type of sword that is comparatively long; depending on context, applied to swords of the Bronze Age, Migration period, Viking Age and Renaissance era.
2. A European sword with a long, straight double-edged blade, a cruciform hilt, and a grip for two-handed use; prevalent from the 14th to 16th centuries.

Synonyms

• (14th–16th century sword): bastard sword, broadsword (colloquial), greatsword

Hyponyms

• (14th–16th century sword): claymore

Translations

a kind of sword

• Catalan: espasa llarga f
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 長劍／长剑 (zh) (chángjiàn)

• Dutch: grootzwaard n, slagzwaard (nl) n
• Finnish: pitkämiekka
• German: Langschwert (de) n
• Japanese: 太刀 (ja) (tachi), ロングソード (rongusōdo)
• Macedonian: долг меч m (dolg meč)
• Portuguese: montante (pt) f
• Russian: полутора́ручный меч m (polutoráručnyj meč), баста́рд (ru) m (bastárd), дли́нный меч m (dlínnyj meč), боево́й меч m (bojevój meč)
• Serbo-Croatian: дуги мач
• Spanish: espada larga f
• Swahili: upanga mrefu

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