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A sword with a handle or grip that is intended to be grasped with both hands.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- 1822, James Hogg, The Three Perils of Man, London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme & Brown, Volume I, Chapter 6, p. 111, [...] Charlie, growing wroth, squeezed the Lady Jane so strait with the left arm, that she was forced to cry out; and putting his right over his shoulder, he drew out his tremendous two-hand sword [...]
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
From Middle English thwahandswerd, to hond swerd, twa hand swerde, twohande sworde.
Across languages
Translations
6 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Finnish:
kahden käden miekka
— sword
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German:
Zweihandschwert
— sword
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German:
Zweihänder
— sword
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Japanese:
ツーハンデッドソード
(tsūhandeddo sōdo)
— sword
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Middle English:
two hand sword
— sword
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Polish:
miecz dwuręczny
— sword
