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- Old English · inherited from*sweordfisċ
- Middle English · inherited fromswerdfysche
- English todayswordfish
From Middle English swerdfysche, from Old English *sweordfisċ. Equivalent to sword + fish.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
swordfish
Today it means: A large marine fish with a long, pointed bill, Xiphias gladius. Full definition →
Middle English swerdfysche ← Old English *sweordfisċ