Halberd Definition

hălbərd, hôl-
halberds
noun
A combination spear and battle-ax, used in the 15th and 16th cent.
Webster's New World
A weapon of the 1400s and 1500s having an axlike blade and a steel spike mounted on the end of a long shaft.
American Heritage

Other Word Forms of Halberd

Noun

Singular:
halberd
Plural:
halberds

Origin of Halberd

  • French hallebarde from Old French alabarde from Old Italian alabarda from Middle High German helmbarde, halmbarte helm handle barte ax (from Old High German barta bhardh-ā- in Indo-European roots)

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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HHAHAL

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DRDERD

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