glaive
Pronunciation Noun

glaive (plural glaives)

  1. (obsolete, historical) A light#Adjective|light lance with a long, sharp#Adjective|sharp-pointed#Adjective|pointed head#Noun|head.
  2. (historical) A weapon consisting of a pole with a large blade fix#Verb|fixed on the end, the edge#Noun|edge of which is on the outside curve#Noun|curve.
    • 1786, Francis Grose, A Treatise on Ancient Armour and Weapons, page 52.:
      The Welch Glaive is a kind of bill, sometimes reckoned among the pole axes.
  3. (archaic, now, loosely or poetic) A sword, particularly a broadsword.
    • Edmund Spenser:
      The glaive which he did wield.
Related terms Translations Translations
  • French: glaive; épée tranchante f
  • German: Glefe (alternative spellings: Gläfe, Gleve), Fauchard
  • Spanish: guja



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