different between longsword vs claymore

English

Alternative forms

• long sword

Etymology

long +? sword

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?l??s??d/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?l??s??d/

Noun

longsword (plural longswords)

1. Any type of sword that is comparatively long; depending on context, applied to swords of the Bronze Age, Migration period, Viking Age and Renaissance era.
2. A European sword with a long, straight double-edged blade, a cruciform hilt, and a grip for two-handed use; prevalent from the 14th to 16th centuries.

Synonyms

• (14th–16th century sword): bastard sword, broadsword (colloquial), greatsword

Hyponyms

• (14th–16th century sword): claymore

Translations

Anagrams

• longwords

English

Etymology

From Scottish Gaelic claidheamh (“sword”) + mòr (“great”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?kle?m???/

Noun

claymore (plural claymores)

1. A large two-handed sword historically used by the Scottish Highlanders.
2. Alternative letter-case form of Claymore (antipersonnel mine)

Synonyms

• (The Scottish basket-hilted broadsword): claybeg

Anagrams

• meroacyl

French

Etymology

From English claymore, from Scottish Gaelic claidheamh (“sword”) + mòr (“great”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kl?.m??/

Noun

claymore f (plural claymores)

1. claymore

Further reading

• “claymore” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Spanish

Etymology

From English claymore, from Scottish Gaelic claidheamh (“sword”) + mòr (“great”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /klei?mo?/, [klei??mo?]

Noun

claymore m (plural claymores)

1. claymore