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): /ˈlɑŋsɔɚd/

Noun

longsword (plural longswords)

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.
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 (zh), 长剑 (zh) (chángjiàn)
Dutch: grootzwaard n, slagzwaard n
Finnish: pitkämiekka
German: Langschwert n
Japanese: 太刀 (ja) (tachi)

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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