guisarme

or gi·sarme

[ gi-zahrm ]

noun

1. a shafted weapon having as a head a curved, double-edged blade with a beak at the back.

Word History and Origins

Origin of guisarme¹

First recorded in 1200–50; Middle English, from Old French g(u)isarme, gisarne, possibly of Germanic origin; compare Old High German getīsarn, literally, “weeding iron,” equivalent to get(an) “to weed” ( German jäten ) + īsarn “iron”; iron

Example Sentences

He could no longer swing the trusty little axe which had done good service before; but there was the deadly guisarme at his side.

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