longsword
Pronunciation Noun
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Pronunciation Noun
longsword (plural longswords)
- Any type of sword that is comparatively long; depending on context, applied to swords of the Bronze Age, Migration period, Viking Age and Renaissance era.
- A European sword with a long, straight double-edged blade, a cruciform hilt, and a grip for two-handed use; prevalent from the 14th to 16th centuries.
- (14th–16th century sword) bastard sword, broadsword (colloquial), greatsword
- German: Langschwert
- Portuguese: montante
- Russian: полутора́ручный меч
- Spanish: espada larga
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