different between halberdier vs halberd

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -??(?)

Noun

halberdier (plural halberdiers)

1. A soldier armed with a halberd.

   • Jones did not think fit to acquaint the serjeant with his design; though he might have done it with great safety, for the halberdier was himself a man of honour, and had killed his man.

Translations

English

Alternative forms

• halbert

Etymology

(1495) Middle French hallebarde, from Italian alabarda, from Middle High German halmbarte (“broad-axe with handle”), from halm << Proto-Germanic *helmô (“handle”) + barte (“hatchet”) << *bardaz (“broadax”), literally "beard."

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?hælb?d/, /?hælb??d/

Noun

halberd (plural halberds)

1. A hand weapon consisting of a long pole fitted with a metal head; the head consists of a blade similar to an axe and usually a spike or hook.

Derived terms

• halberdier
• halberd fern (Tectaria spp.)
• halberd willow (Salix hastata)

Translations

See also

• twibill

References

• Oxford English Dictionary, 1884–1928, and First Supplement, 1933.