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halberd

[ hal-berd, hawl-, hol-; formerly haw-berd ]

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noun

a shafted weapon with an axlike cutting blade, beak, and apical spike, used especially in the 15th and 16th centuries.

halberd

/ ˈhælbət; ˈhælbəd /

noun

a weapon consisting of a long shaft with an axe blade and a pick, topped by a spearhead: used in 15th- and 16th-century warfare

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Word History and Origins

Origin of halberd¹

1485–95; earlier haubert < Middle French hallebarde < Middle Low German helmbarde, equivalent to helm handle (cognate with helm ¹ ) + barde broadax (cognate with Middle High German barte )

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Word History and Origins

Origin of halberd¹

C15: from Old French hallebarde, from Middle High German helm handle, helm ¹+ barde axe, from Old High German bart beard

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