Langschwert

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Etymology

From lang (“long”) +‎ Schwert (“sword”); univerbation of indefinite ein lang Schwert (17th century) to definite das Langschwert by the 1830s. In recent usage (2000s) also of the Renaissance-era two-handed bastard-sword or "longsword".

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlaŋˌʃveːɐ̯t/
  • Hyphenation: Lang‧schwert
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Noun

Langschwert n (strong, genitive Langschwertes or Langschwerts, plural Langschwerter)

  1. (antiquarian) longsword; any type of long sword, specifically of the Germanic spatha
    • 1839 Das Langschwert wußt' er riesenhaft zu schwingen ("he could swing the long-sword in the manner of a giant") Adam Oehlenschläger, Der Heilige Olaf.
    • 1867 Das Langschwert ward an einem Gürtel an der linken Hüfte getragen, das Halbschwert and der rechten, in der Regel mit Ketten am Ringhemd befestigt. (" the long-sword was worn on a baldric on the left hip, the half-sword on the right, usually attached to the mail-shirt with chains.") Albert Schulz, Zur Waffenkunde des älteren deutschen Mittelalters, p. 131.
  2. (medieval history) as a proper name, calque of the sobriquet of Guillaume Longue Épée (d. 942)

Declension

Declension of Langschwert
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Langschwert die Langschwerter
genitive eines des Langschwertes, Langschwerts der Langschwerter
dative einem dem Langschwert, Langschwerte1 den Langschwertern
accusative ein das Langschwert die Langschwerter

1Now rare, see notes.

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