anlace

[ an-lis ]

noun

1. a short sword having a double-edged blade tapering sharply to a point: worn by civilians from the 13th to the 16th centuries.

anlace

/ ˈænlɪs /

noun

1. a medieval short dagger with a broad tapering blade

Word History and Origins

Origin of anlace¹

First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English an(e)las, from Old French ale(s)naz (by metathesis), derivative of alesne “awl,” from Old High German alasna; awl

Word History and Origins

Origin of anlace¹

C13: of unknown origin

Example Sentences

Anlace, Anelace, an′lās, n. a short two-edged knife or dagger, tapering to a point, formerly worn at the girdle.

From Project Gutenberg

In 1986 and 1987 the team held a series of meetings with an FBI task force called anlace, which had been set up to try to discover why two KGB officers working for the FBI in Washington had been executed after they returned to Moscow.

From Time Magazine Archive

This she did three times, while Osberne gat his anlace bare in his hand.

From Project Gutenberg

The old word anlace, dagger, common in Mid.

From Project Gutenberg

English and revived by Byron and Scott— "His harp in silken scarf was slung, And by his side an anlace hung."

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