longsword

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UK/ˈlɒŋsɔːd/US/ˈlɔŋsɔɹd/

noun

Any type of sword that is comparatively long; depending on context, applied to swords of the Bronze Age, Migration period, Viking Age and Renaissance era.

Similar
14th–16th century sword
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Meanings

nounlongsword (plural longswords)

plural longswords · alternative long sword

  1. Any type of sword that is comparatively long; depending on context, applied to swords of the Bronze Age, Migration period, Viking Age and Renaissance era.

    Synonyms: 14th–16th century sword

  2. A European sword with a long, straight double-edged blade, a cruciform hilt, and a grip for two-handed use; prevalent from the 14th to 16th centuries.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAny type of sword that is comparatively long; depending on context, applied to swords of the Bronze Age, Migration period, Viking Age and Renaissance era.

Similar
14th–16th century sword
Narrower
claymore
Also see
bastard swordbroadsword

Origin

From long + sword.

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Translations

Catalan espasa llarga
  • espasa llargaa kind of sword
Chinese Mandarin 長劍 /长剑
  • 長劍 /长剑 (chángjiàn)a kind of sword
Dutch grootzwaard, slagzwaard
  • grootzwaarda kind of sword
  • slagzwaarda kind of sword
Finnish pitkämiekka
  • pitkämiekkaa kind of sword
German Langschwert
  • Langschwerta kind of sword
Japanese 長剣, 太刀
  • 長剣 (chōken)a kind of sword
  • 太刀 (tachi)a kind of sword
  • ロングソード (rongusōdo)a kind of sword
Polish miecz długi
  • miecz długia kind of sword
Portuguese montante
  • montantea kind of sword
Russian полутора́ручный меч, баста́рд
  • полутора́ручный меч (polutoráručnyj meč)a kind of sword
  • баста́рд (bastárd)a kind of sword
  • дли́нный меч (dlínnyj meč)a kind of sword
  • боево́й меч (bojevój meč)a kind of sword
Spanish espada larga
  • espada largaa kind of sword
Swahili upanga mrefu
  • upanga mrefua kind of sword
Vietnamese trường kiếm
  • trường kiếma kind of sword
Cite this entry
APA

longsword. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/longsword

MLA

“longsword.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/longsword. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “longsword,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/longsword.

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