escalberc

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Old French

Etymology

Borrowed from a Germanic language such as Frankish, from *skeran (to cut) + *bergan (to protect), as in "sword-protector."

Noun

escalberc oblique singularm (oblique plural escalbers, nominative singular escalbers, nominative plural escalberc)

  1. scabbard (sheath for a sword)

Descendants

  • English: scabbard
  • Icelandic: skálpur

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