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glaive

[ gleyv ]

/ gleɪv /

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noun Archaic.

a sword or broadsword.

Origin of glaive

1250–1300; Middle English < Old French glaive, glai < Latin gladius sword

OTHER WORDS FROM glaive

glaived, adjective

Words nearby glaive

glagolitic, glaikit, glair, glaire, glairy, glaive, glam, glam rock, glamis castle, glamorgan, glamorize

Example sentences from the Web for glaive

His lance was split and straightway he set hand upon the glaive, What though afoot, no whit the less he dealt the buffets brave.

The Lay of the Cid |R. Selden Rose
Suddenly the Goshawk's glaive flashed in air, and chopped sheer down on Werner's head.

The Short Works of George Meredith |George Meredith
It wasn't every one who could rhyme "brave" and "glaive," and make sense out of it.

The Octopus |Frank Norris
Spartacus was aroused, and nothing but a glaive or a battle-axe could bring him to silence and submission.

A Spoil of Office |Hamlin Garland

He sprang forward nimbly, as best he might, so that the glaive smote the air.

French Mediaeval Romances from the Lays of Marie de France |Marie de France

British Dictionary definitions for glaive

glaive

/ (ɡleɪv) /

noun

an archaic word for sword

Derived forms of glaive

glaived, adjective

Word Origin for glaive

C13: from Old French: javelin, from Latin gladius sword