shortsword

noun

Etymology

From short + sword.

  1. derived from *seh₂w-
  2. inherited from *swerdą
  3. inherited from *swerd
  4. inherited from sweord
  5. inherited from sword
  6. compounded as shortsword — “short + sword

Definitions

  1. A sword of a class generally shorter than one meter, but longer than a dagger.

The neighborhood

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