Dictionary

halberd en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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• /ˈhælbɜːd/ (UK)
• /ˈhɔl.bɚd/ (US)
• /ˈhæl.bɚd/ (US)
• /ˈhælbəd/ (UK)
• /ˈhɑl.bɚd/ (US)

Etymology

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

Meanings

1. A two-handed pole weapon, consisting of a long pole with an axe-like blade mounted on it (at a right angle like an axe, not on the tip like a spear), and (opposite the blade) typically a spike or hook.

Forms

Deriveds

halberd fern · halberdman · halberdier · halberd willow · halberded · halberdsman

Relateds

Swiss voulge · twibill · voulge

Translations (56)

sv hillebard (hand weapon) · ko 핼버드 (hand weapon) · it alabarda (hand weapon) · ca alabarda (hand weapon) · tr teber (hand weapon) · nl hellebaard (hand weapon) · oc alabarda (hand weapon) · bg алебарда (hand weapon) · es alabarda (hand weapon) · ja 槍斧 (hand weapon) · uk алеба́рда (hand weapon) · sh хелебарда (hand weapon) · ro halebardă (hand weapon) · lt alebarda (hand weapon) · la hallebarda (hand weapon) · is atgeir (hand weapon) · ro alebardă (hand weapon) · ota تبر (hand weapon) · la hellebarda (hand weapon) · is bryntröll (hand weapon) · pt alabarda (hand weapon) · et hellebard (hand weapon) · et odakirves (hand weapon) · mt alabarda (hand weapon) · ko 핼버트 (hand weapon) · ko 미늘창 (hand weapon) · no hellebard (hand weapon) · eo halebardo (hand weapon) · ja 鉾槍 (hand weapon) · ka ალებარდე (hand weapon) · ja 斧槍 (hand weapon) · cmn 戟 (hand weapon) · cmn 斧槍 /斧枪 (hand weapon) · mk халеба́рда (hand weapon) · sh helebarda (hand weapon) · fi hilpari (hand weapon) · el αλαβάρδα (hand weapon) · fr hallebarde (hand weapon) · pl halabarda (hand weapon) · uk галяба́рда (hand weapon) · gl alabarda (hand weapon) · grc διβολία (hand weapon) · hu alabárd (hand weapon) · kk балта-найза (hand weapon) · ru алеба́рда (hand weapon) · ko 도끼창 (hand weapon) · ga halbard (hand weapon) · gd pic-catha (hand weapon) · ja ハルバード (hand weapon) · ru берды́ш (hand weapon) · de Hellebarde (hand weapon) · da hellebard (hand weapon) · cs halapartna (hand weapon) · vec labarda (hand weapon) · da atgejr (hand weapon) · fa ناچخ (hand weapon)