Synonyms for halberd

Grammar : Noun

Spell : hal-berd, hawl-, hol-; formerly haw-berd

Phonetic Transcription : ˈhæl bərd, ˈhɔl-, ˈhɒl-; formerly ˈhɔ bərd

Définition of halberd

Origin : late 15c., from Middle French hallebarde (earlier alabarde, 15c.), from Middle High German halmbarte "broad-axe with handle," from halm "handle" (see helm) + barte "hatchet," possibly from Proto-Germanic *bardoz "beard," also "hatchet, broadax." Alternative etymology [Kluge, Darmesteter] traces first element to helm "helmet," making the weapon an axe for smashing helmets.

As in spear : noun lance

Example sentences :

You have a halberd and I a sword, let us start our wanderings over the world.
Extract from : « The Napoleon of Notting Hill » by Gilbert K. Chesterton

Bersi had a halberd in one hand and a staff in the other, and Halldor had Whitting.
Extract from : « The Life and Death of Cormac the Skald » by Unknown

Then, dropping the halberd, he seized a spade and began the first embankment.
Extract from : « Historic Tales, Vol. 8 (of 15) » by Charles Morris

It seems it's a kind of halberd—a sort of cross between a spear and an ax.
Extract from : « Jack the Young Cowboy » by George Bird Grinnell

They carry a halberd, or sort of lance with a sharp blade at the end.
Extract from : « Our Little English Cousin » by Blanche McManus

Now he turned to a man with a halberd who stood at his heel.
Extract from : « Historic Girlhoods » by Rupert S. Holland

In his hand he held the halberd with which Auriol had been wounded.
Extract from : « Auriol » by W. Harrison Ainsworth

And at the sally she came out the foremost with her halberd in her hand to pursue the chase.
Extract from : « Amusing Prose Chap Books » by Various

And waving his halberd above his head, he beckoned to his followers to advance.
Extract from : « The Long Night » by Stanley Weyman

One in an antique costume, and bearing a halberd, acted as marshal.
Extract from : « The Headsman » by James Fenimore Cooper

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