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glaive

Meaninga sword

Common meaning: medieval weapon with a blade on a pole

Journey through time

  1. Latingladius‘a sword’source
  2. Middle Englishgleyve‘sword’source
  3. Englishmeaning shiftssword → medieval weapon with a blade on a poleglaive‘medieval weapon with a blade on a pole’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.
  • US IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.

Origin: Built on Latin gladius ‘a sword’.

Roots

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