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a sword

[edit] Etymology

Old English sweord, from Proto-Germanic *swerdan, from Proto-Indo-European *su̯r̥dhom (compare Old Church Slavonic svĭrdĭlŭ 'drill'), from *su̯eros (compare Old High German swero 'body pain', sweren 'to fester', Welsh chwerw 'bitter, sharp', chwarren 'ulcer', Russian хворый (xvóryj, sick), Avestan xvara 'wound').

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sword (plural swords)

  1. (weaponry) A long-bladed weapon having a handle and sometimes a hilt and designed to stab, cut or slash.
    • 1509, William Shakespeare, Henry VI, Part III, Act II, Scene II, line 59.
      Unsheathe your sword and dub him presently.
    • 1786, Francis Grose, A Treatise on Ancient Armour and Weapons, page 49.
      Some swords were also made solely to thrust, and some only to cut; others were equally adapted for both.
  2. Someone paid to handle a sword.
  3. (tarot) A suit in the minor arcana in tarot.
  4. (tarot) A card of this suit.

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