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baselard

UK/ˈbæsɪlɑː(ɹ)d/

baselard noun: a type of heavy dagger popular in the 14th and 15th centuries.

Noun

baselard (plural baselards)

  1. A type of heavy dagger popular in the 14th and 15th centuries.
    • 1380s: "Sir John and Sir Geoffrey hath a girdle of silver, a baselard or a ballok knyf with buttons overgilt." (Piers Plowman)

Forms of baselard

pluralbaselards
alternative formbasilard
alternative formbaslard

Origin of baselard

From Old French baselard, basilard (early 14th century), in English from the later 14th century. Occurs in many spelling variants, including badelaire, baudelaire, Latinized badelare, bazelare, basalardus, balafardus, balasardus, etc. Probably in origin a corruption of German Basler (as pasler also attested from the early 14th century), probably short for Basler messer "knife of (made in, typical of) Basel".

Questions about baselard

What does baselard mean?
Baselard means a type of heavy dagger popular in the 14th and 15th centuries.
What part of speech is baselard?
Baselard is a noun.
How do you pronounce baselard?
Baselard is pronounced /ˈbæsɪlɑː(ɹ)d/ (UK).
What is the plural of baselard?
The plural of baselard is baselards.

Words near baselard in the dictionary

  1. Basel problem
  2. Basel-City
  3. Basel-Country
  4. Basel-Landschaft
  5. Basel-Stadt
  6. baselard
  7. baselards
  8. baselayer
  9. baselayers
  10. baseless
  11. baselessly

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