falchion

[ fawl-chuhn, -shuhn ]

noun

1. a broad, short sword having a convex edge curving sharply to the point.
2. Archaic. any sword.

falchion

/ ˈfɔːlʃən; ˈfɔːltʃən /

noun

1. a short and slightly curved medieval sword broader towards the point
2. an archaic word for sword

Word History and Origins

Origin of falchion¹

1275–1325; Middle English fauchoun (with l restored in 16th cent.) < Old French fauchon < Vulgar Latin *falciōn-, stem of falciō, derivative of Latin falx, stem falc- sickle

Word History and Origins

Origin of falchion¹

C14: from Italian falcione , from falce , from Latin falx sickle

Related Words

• blade
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