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glaive
/ɡleɪv/
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What does glaive mean?
noun
- (historical, obsolete) A light lance with a long, sharp-pointed head.
More meanings (2)
noun
- (historical) A weapon consisting of a pole with a large blade fixed on the end, the edge of which is on the outside curve.
- (archaic) A sword, particularly a broadsword.
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IPA pronunciation
/ɡleɪv/
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Hugo: When the Norman rowels are goading, When glitters the Norman glaive, Thou shalt call upon Thor and Odin: They shall not hear thee nor save.
“Let him wander his way,” said he—“let those leech his wounds for whose sake he encountered them. He is fitter to do the juggling tricks of the Norman chivalry than to maintain the fame and honour of his English ancestry with the glaive and brown-bill, the good old weapons of his country.”
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But Ralph spake sternly and wrathfully as he sat there bareheaded and all unarmed save for the ancient glaive: "Why did they not slay me then? Better the ghosts of robbers in our fields by night, than the over-burdened hapless thrall by day, and the scourged woman, and ruined child. These things they sought for us and have found death on the way--let it be!"