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atgeirs

atgeirs is the plural of atgeir.

Meaning of atgeir

Noun

atgeir (plural atgeirs)

  1. A kind of spear-like polearm used by the Norse, conventionally translated as halberd, but of uncertain precise nature.
    • See 'Social and Political Structure'. halberd atgeir: Atgeir is translated as 'halberd', which it seems to have resembled even though no specimens of this combination of spear and axe have been found in archaeological excavations in[…]2004 September 30, Leifur Eiriksson, Egil's Saga, Penguin UK, →ISBN

Questions about atgeirs

What is atgeirs the plural of?
Atgeirs is the plural of atgeir.

Words near atgeirs in the dictionary

  1. ATG
  2. atgar
  3. atgars
  4. ATGATT
  5. atgeir
  6. atgeirs
  7. ATGM
  8. ATGMs
  9. atgo
  10. atgoes
  11. atgoing

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