noun Archaic.
a sword or broadsword.
Origin:
1250–1300; Middle English < Old French glaive, glai < Latin gladius sword
1250–1300; Middle English < Old French glaive, glai < Latin gladius sword
Related forms
glaived, adjective
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glaive (ɡleɪv) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| an archaic word for sword | |
| [C13: from Old French: javelin, from Latin gladius sword] | |
| glaived | |
| —adj | |
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