Meanings
plural flamberges · alternative flamberg
- engineeringA European sword, typically a greatsword, which had a wavy blade, possibly to increase the cutting surface or for aid in parrying.
The wavy, cutting surface appears in the ‘flamberge,’ to which flame gave a name: it is nowhere better developed than in the beautiful Malay kris (crease). The object seems to be that of increasing the cutting surface.
1884, Richard F[rancis] Burton, “The Sword: What is It?”, in The Book of the Sword, London: Chatto and Windus, […], →OCLC, page 137Synonyms: flame-bladed sword
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA European sword, typically a greatsword, which had a wavy blade, possibly to increase the cutting surface or for aid in parrying.
Origin
From French.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Mandarin 焰形劍 /焰形剑
- 焰形劍 /焰形剑 (yànxíngjiàn)sword which had a wavy blade
French flamberge
- flambergesword which had a wavy blade
German Flamberg
- Flambergsword which had a wavy blade
Italian flamberga
- flambergasword which had a wavy blade
Japanese フランベルジュ
- フランベルジュ (furanberuju)sword which had a wavy blade
Russian фла́мберг
- фла́мберг (flámberg)sword which had a wavy blade
Cite this entry
flamberge. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flamberge
“flamberge.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flamberge. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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