halberd
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halberd
- /ˈhæl.bɚd/ US
- /ˈhɔl.bɚd/ US
- /ˈhɑl.bɚd/ US
- /ˈhælbəd/ UK
- /ˈhælbɜːd/ UK
Where it comes from
(1495) Middle French hallebarde, from Italian alabarda, from Middle High German helmbarte (“broad-axe with handle”), from halm, from Proto-Germanic *helmô (“handle”) + barte (“hatchet”), from *bardaz (“broadax”), literally "beard."
noun halberds · halbert · halbard
- A two-handed pole weapon, consisting of a long pole with an axe-like blade mounted on it (at a right angle like an axe, not on the tip like a spear), and (opposite the blade) typically a spike or hook.
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noun hand weapon
| Español | alabarda |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 핼버드 haelbeodeu, 핼버트 haelbeoteu, 미늘창 mineulchang, 도끼창 dokkichang |
| 日本語 | 斧槍 fusō, 槍斧 sōfu, 鉾槍 hokoyari, ハルバード harubādo |
| 中文 | 戟 jǐ, 斧槍 /斧枪 fǔqiāng |
| Português | alabarda |
| Français | hallebarde |
| Deutsch | Hellebarde, Halmbarte, Helmbarte |
| Italiano | alabarda |
| Ελληνικά | αλαβάρδα alavárda |
| Română | halebardă, alebardă |
| Русский | алеба́рда alebárda, берды́ш berdýš |
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