Etymology

Durendal

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Today it means: In the Matter of France, the legendary sword of the paladin Roland, said to be indestructible. Full definition →

Old French Durendal
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The story

  1. Old French · learned borrowing fromDurendal
  2. English todayDurendal

Learned borrowing from Old French Durendal, of debated origin. See there for more.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.