falchion
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falchion
- /ˈfɔːl.(t)ʃən/ UK
- /ˈfɔl.(t)ʃən/ US
- /ˈfɑl.(t)ʃən/ cot caught merger
Where it comes from
From Middle English fauchoun, from Old French fauchon (cognate with Italian falcione), from Vulgar Latin *falciōnem, from Latin falx.
noun falchions · fachon · fachone · fachoun · fauchon · fauchone
- A somewhat curved, single-edged medieval sword of European origin, with the cutting edge on its convex side, whose design is reminiscent of the Persian scimitar and the Chinese dao. I haue seene the day, with my good biting Faulchion
- A billhook.
verb falchions · falchioning · falchioned · fachon · fachone
- Attack with a falchion.
Translations
Talk about this word "falchion." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/falchion. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. falchion. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/falchion "falchion." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/falchion.Cite this
@misc{falchion_2026,
title = {falchion},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/falchion},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
