scabbard
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scabbard
- /ˈskæb.əd/ UK
- /ˈskæb.ɚd/ US
Rhymes with -æbə(ɹ)d
Where it comes from
From Middle English scabard, scauberde, scauberk, scauberke, from Anglo-Norman eschaubert, escalberc, of Germanic origin, perhaps from Frankish *skarberg (“sheath”, literally “blade-protection”), from Proto-Germanic *skēriz (“blade, scissors”) + *bergaz (“shelter, protection, refuge”). See also hauberk.
noun scabbards
- The sheath of a sword. I had had to discard my rifle before I commenced the rapid descent of the cliff, so that now I was armed only with a hunting knife, and this I whipped from its scabbard as Kho leaped toward me.
verb scabbards · scabbarding · scabbarded
- To put an object (especially a sword) into its scabbard. Suddenly he scabbarded his sabre.
Translations
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noun the sheath of a sword
| Español | vaina, funda |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 칼집 kaljip, 대검집 daegeomjip |
| 日本語 | 鞘 saya |
| 中文 | 鞘 qiào, 劍鞘 /剑鞘 jiànqiào, 刀鞘 dāoqiào |
| हिन्दी | मियान miyān, म्यान myān |
| Português | bainha |
| Français | fourreau, gaine |
| Deutsch | Schwertscheide, Scheide |
| Italiano | fodero, guaina |
| Ελληνικά | θηκάρι thikári, θήκη thíki |
| Română | teacă |
| Русский | но́жны nóžny |
| Tiếng Việt | vỏ, bao kiếm |
| العربية | غِمْد ḡimd, غِلَاف ḡilāf |
| עברית | נדן nadan, נרתיק nartik |
Talk about this word "scabbard." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/scabbard. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. scabbard. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/scabbard "scabbard." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/scabbard.Cite this
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title = {scabbard},
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