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{{also|Sword|s-word}}
==English==
[[File:French artillery short sword.jpg|thumb|A '''sword''' lying beside its scabbard.]]
[[File:DEU Schwerte COA.svg|right|thumb|The [[canting arms]] of [[Schwerte]], Germany, are two swords.]]

===Alternative forms===
* {{alt|en|swerd||obsolete}}

===Etymology===
From {{inh|en|enm|sword}}, {{m|enm|swerd}}, from {{inh|en|ang|sweord||sword}}, from {{inh|en|gmw-pro|*swerd}}, from {{inh|en|gem-pro|*swerdą||sword}}, possibly from {{der|en|ine-pro|*seh₂w-||sharp}}. Cognate with {{cog|sco|swuird}}, {{m|sco|swerd}}, {{m|sco|sword||sword}}, {{cog|frr|swird||sword}}, {{cog|fy|swurd||sword}}, {{cog|nl|zwaard||sword}}, {{cog|nds|Sweerd}}, {{m|nds|Schwert||sword}}, {{cog|de|Schwert||sword}}, {{cog|da|sværd}}, {{cog|no|sverd}}, {{cog|sv|svärd||sword}}, {{cog|is|sverð||sword}}, {{cog|orv|свьрдьлъ||drill}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|en|[sɔːd]|a=RP,AU}}
* {{IPA|en|[soːd]|a=SSBE,MLE}}
* {{IPA|en|[soːɹd]|a=IE}}
* {{IPA|en|[sɔɹd]|a=GenAm,Scotland}}
** {{audio|en|en-us-sword.ogg|a=US}}
* {{IPA|en|/so(ː)ɹd/|a=rhotic,non-horse-hoarse}}
* {{IPA|en|/soəd/|a=non-rhotic,non-horse-hoarse}}
* {{IPA|en|/swɔːrd/|a=obsolete}} = [[sward]]
* {{homophones|en|soared|sawed|a2=non-rhotic,horse-hoarse}}
* {{rhymes|en|ɔː(ɹ)d|s=1}}

===Noun===
{{en-noun}}

# A long bladed [[weapon]] with a [[grip]] and typically a [[pommel]] and [[crossguard]] (together forming a [[hilt]]), which is designed to [[cut]], [[stab]], slash and/or hack.
#* {{quote-book|en|year={{c.|1515–1516}}|year_published=1568|author=w:John Skelton|title=Againſt venemous tongues enpoyſoned with ſclaunder and falſe detractions &c.|passage=Malicious tunges, though they have no bones,<br>Are ſharper then '''ſwordes''', ſturdier then ſtones.}}
#* {{RQ:Shakespeare Henry 6-3|2|2|line=59
|passage=[[unsheathe|Unsheathe]] your [[sword]] and [[dub]] him [[presently]].}}
#* {{quote-book|en|year=1786|author=Francis Grose|title=A Treatise on Ancient Armour and Weapons|page=49|passage=Some [[sword]]s were also made [[solely]] to [[thrust]], and some only to [[cut]]; others were [[equally]] [[adapt]]ed for both.}}
# A [[suit]] in certain playing card decks, particularly those used in Spain and Italy, or those used for divination.
## A [[card]] of this suit.
# {{lb|en|weaving}} One of the end bars by which the [[lay]] of a [[hand]] [[loom]] is suspended.

====Coordinate terms====
* {{sense|weaponry}} {{l|en|bayonet}}, {{l|en|claymore}}, {{l|en|cutlass}}, {{l|en|dagger}}, {{l|en|epee}}, {{l|en|épée}}, {{l|en|falchion}}, {{l|en|foil}}, {{l|en|katana}}, {{l|en|knife}}, {{l|en|machete}}, {{l|en|rapier}}, {{l|en|sabre}}, {{l|en|saber}}, {{l|en|scimitar}}, {{l|en|vorpal}}, {{l|en|yataghan}}, {{l|en|yatagan}}

====Derived terms====
{{der4|en
|bastard sword|Amazon sword|flesh one's maiden sword|mortuary sword
|broadsword
|double-edged sword| backsword|balisword|cloak-and-sworder|greatsword|shortsword|silversword|smallsword|spellsword|sward|swoe|swordbelt|swordboat|swordbrother|sworder|swordery|swordfight|swordgrass|swordlength|swordless|swordlet|swordlike|swordmage|swordmaker|swordmaking|swordmistress|swordpoint|swordproof|swordslength|swordsmaster|swordsmistress|swordsmith|swordsmithing|swordtail|swordwork
|fall on one's sword
|longsword
|pork sword
|put to the sword
|samurai sword
|sellsword
|short sword
|sword bayonet
|swordbill
|sword cane
|swordcraft
|sword dance
|sword fern
|swordfighter
|swordfish
|sword grass|coin-sword
|sword knot
|sword lily
|arming sword|at half-sword|bearing sword|broad sword|court sword|dual-edged sword|flaming sword|hunting sword|long sword|magic sword|Newton's flaming laser sword|Newton's laser sword|ninja sword|ozelot sword|prop sword|rapper sword|scutching sword|sell-sword|sheathe the sword|sword and sandal|sword and sorcery|sword arm|sword dollar|sword drill|sword fighting|sword hand|sword mat|sword swallower|sword swallowing|sword verse|sword-and-sandal|sword-and-sorcery|sword-breaker|sword-flag|the pen is mightier than the sword|two-edged sword
|sword of Damocles
|sword of state
|swordbearer
|sword-bearer
|swordbearing
|sword-bearing
|swordman
|swordography
|swordplay
|swordsman
|swordsmanship
|swordmaster
|swordsperson
|swordster
|swordstress
|swordswoman
|swordstick
|sword-swallower
|two-hand sword
|two swords
<!-- vorpal sword -->
}}

====Descendants====
* {{desc|ja|ソード|bor=1}}

====Translations====
{{trans-top|weapon}}{{multitrans|data=
* Abkhaz: {{tt|ab|аса|sc=Cyrl}}
* Adyghe: {{tt|ady|чатэ}}
* Afrikaans: {{tt|af|swaard}}
* Albanian: {{tt+|sq|thikare|f}}, {{tt+|sq|shpatë|f}}, {{tt+|sq|pallë|f}}, {{tt|sq|shkallmë|f}}
* Amharic: {{tt|am|ሰይፍ}}
* Arabic: {{tt+|ar|سَيْف|m}}
*: Egyptian Arabic: {{tt|arz|سيف|m|tr=sēf}}
*: Hijazi Arabic: {{tt|acw|سيف|m|tr=sēf|sc=Arab}}
* Aragonese: {{tt|an|espata|f}}
* Armenian: {{tt+|hy|թուր|sc=Armn}}, {{tt+|hy|սուր|sc=Armn}}
* Aromanian: {{tt|rup|apalã|f}}, {{tt|rup|spatã|f}}, {{tt|rup|coardã|f}}, {{tt|rup|cealãmi|f}}, {{tt|rup|lipidã|f}}
* Assamese: {{tt|as|তৰোৱাল}}, {{tt|as|হেংদাং}}
* Asturian: {{tt+|ast|espada|f}}
* Avar: {{tt|av|кӏалден}}
* Azerbaijani: {{tt+|az|qılınc}}
* Balinese: {{t|ban|pedang}}, {{t|ban|bérang}}, {{t|ban|kléwang}}
* Baluchi: {{tt|bal|زہم|tr=zahm}}
* Bashkir: {{tt|ba|ҡылыс}}
* Basque: {{tt+|eu|ezpata}}
* Belarusian: {{tt|be|ша́бля|f}}, {{tt|be|меч|m|sc=Cyrl}}
* Bengali: {{tt+|bn|তলোয়ার|tr=tolōẏar}}, {{tt+|bn|তরোয়াল|tr=torōẏal}}, {{tt+|bn|তেগ}}, {{tt+|bn|শমশের}}, {{tt+|bn|ছুরি}}, {{tt+|bn|দাও}}, {{tt+|bn|দা}}
* Breton: {{tt+|br|kleze|m}}, {{tt|br|klezeñv|m}}
* Bulgarian: {{tt+|bg|меч|m}}
* Burmese: {{tt+|my|ဓား}}
* Burushaski: {{t-needed|bsk}}
* Buryat: {{tt|bua|һэлмэ}}
* Catalan: {{tt+|ca|espasa|f}}, {{tt+|ca|glai}}
* Chakma: {{tt|ccp|𑄙𑄟|tr=dhāmā|sc=Cakm}}
* Chechen: {{tt|ce|гӏалакх}}, {{tt|ce|тур}}
* Cherokee: {{tt|chr|ᎭᏰᎳᏍᏗ ᎦᏅᎯᏓ|sc=Cher}}
* Chinese:
*: Cantonese: {{tt+|yue|劍|tr=gim3}}
*: Eastern Min: {{tt|cdo|劍|tr=giéng}}
*: Hakka: {{tt|hak|劍|tr=kiam}}
*: Hokkien: {{tt|nan-hbl|劍|tr=kiàm}}
*: Mandarin: {{tt+|cmn|劍|tr=jiàn}}, {{tt+|cmn|刀|tr=dāo}}
*: Wu: {{tt|wuu|劍}}
* Chuukese: {{tt|chk|ketinas}}
* Classical Nahuatl: {{tt|nci|tepozmāccuahuitl}}
* Classical Syriac: {{tt|syc|ܣܝܦܐ|m|tr=sāyp̄ā|sc=Syrc}}
* Coptic:
*: Bohairic: {{tt|cop|ⲥⲏϥⲓ|f}}
*: Sahidic: {{tt|cop|ⲥⲏϥⲉ|f}}
* Cornish: {{tt|kw|kledha|m}}
* Corsican: {{tt+|co|spada|f}}
* Czech: {{tt+|cs|meč|m}}
* Dalmatian: {{tt|dlm|sputa|f}}
* Danish: {{tt|da|sværd|n}}
* Daur: {{tt|dta|selmii}}
* Dhivehi: {{tt|dv|ކަނދި|sc=Thaa}}
* Dongxiang: {{tt|sce|baojien}}
* Dutch: {{tt+|nl|zwaard|n}}
* Egyptian: {{t-egy|mšw|h=m-a:S-w-N34:Z1}}
* Elfdalian: {{t|ovd|swärd}}
* Emilian: {{t-needed|egl}}
* Esperanto: {{tt+|eo|glavo}}
* Estonian: {{tt+|et|mõõk}}
* Evenki: {{tt|evn|тутэкэ̄н}}
* Faroese: {{tt|fo|svørð|n}}, {{tt|fo|mæki|m}} {{q|archaic}}
* Fijian: {{tt|fj|iseleivau}}
* Finnish: {{tt+|fi|miekka}}
* French: {{tt+|fr|épée|f}}, {{tt+|fr|glaive|m}}
*: Old French: {{tt|fro|espee|f}}
* Friulian: {{tt|fur|spade|f}}
* Gagauz: {{tt|gag|kılıç}}
* Galician: {{tt+|gl|espada|f}}
* Georgian: {{tt+|ka|ხმალი|sc=Geor}}, {{tt+|ka|დაშნა|sc=Geor}}, {{tt|ka|მახვილი|sc=Geor}}, {{tt+|ka|ლახვარი|sc=Geor}}
* German: {{tt+|de|Schwert|n}}
*: Alemannic German: {{tt|gsw|Schwärt|n}}
* Gothic: {{tt|got|𐌷𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌿𐍃|m}}, {{tt|got|𐌼𐌴𐌺𐌴𐌹𐍃|m}}
* Greek: {{tt+|el|ξίφος|n}}, {{tt+|el|σπαθί|n}}
*: Ancient: {{tt|grc|ξίφος|n}}, {{tt|grc|φάσγανον|n}}, {{tt|grc|μάχαιρα|f}} {{q|short}}, {{tt|grc|ῥομφαία|f}} {{q|long and broad}}
* Greenlandic: {{tt|kl|pana}}
* Guaraní: {{tt|gn|kysepuku}}
* Gujarati: {{tt+|gu|તલવાર|f}}, {{tt|gu|શમશેર|f}}
* Hebrew: {{tt+|he|חֶרֶב|f|tr=ẖérev}}, {{tt+|he|סַיִף|m|tr=sáyif}}
* Hindi: {{tt+|hi|तलवार|f}}, {{tt+|hi|शमशेर|f}}
* Hungarian: {{tt+|hu|kard}}
* Hunsrik: {{tt|hrx|Schweert|n}}
* Icelandic: {{tt+|is|sverð|n}}
* Ido: {{tt+|io|espado}}
* Indonesian: {{tt+|id|pedang}}
* Ingrian: {{tt|izh|meekka}}
* Interlingua: {{tt|ia|spada}}, {{tt|ia|gladio}}
* Iranun: {{t-needed|ill}}
* Irish: {{tt|ga|claíomh|m}}
*: Old Irish: {{tt|sga|claideb|m}}
* Istriot: {{tt|ist|spada|f}}
* Italian: {{tt+|it|spada|f}}, {{tt+|it|brando|m}} {{q|poetic}}, {{tt+|it|stocco|m}}, {{tt+|it|gladio|m}}, {{tt|it|ghiado|m}}
* Japanese: {{tt+|ja|刀|tr=かたな, katana}}, {{tt+|ja|剣|tr=つるぎ, tsurugi; けん, ken}}
* Jarai: {{tt|jra|đao}}
* Javanese: {{tt+|jv|pedhang}}
* Kalmyk: {{tt|xal|селм}}, {{tt|xal|үлд}}, {{t|xal|мишл}}, {{t|xal|чашк}}
* Kannada: {{tt+|kn|ಕತ್ತಿ}}
* Karachay-Balkar: {{tt|krc|къылыч}}
* Karakalpak: {{tt|kaa|qılısh}}
* Kashubian: {{tt|csb|miecz|m}}
* Kazakh: {{tt|kk|қылыш}}
* Khakas: {{tt|kjh|хылыс}}
* Khmer: {{tt+|km|ដាវ}}
* Komi-Permyak: {{tt|koi|шыпурт}}
* Korean: {{tt+|ko|검(劍)}}, {{tt+|ko|칼}}
* Kumyk: {{tt|kum|къылыч}}
* Kurdish:
*: Central Kurdish: {{tt|ckb|شِمشێر}}, {{tt+|ckb|شیر}}
*: Northern Kurdish: {{tt+|kmr|şûr|m}}
* Kyrgyz: {{tt|ky|кылыч}}
* Ladin: {{t-needed|lld}}
* Lao: {{tt+|lo|ດາບ}}
* Latgalian: {{tt|ltg|zūbyns}}
* Latin: {{tt+|la|gladius|m}}, {{tt|la|spatha|f}}, {{tt|la|ēnsis|m}}, {{tt|la|machaera|f}}, {{tt|la|mūcrō|m}}, {{tt+|la|ferrum|n}}
* Latvian: {{tt|lv|zobens|m}}
* Ligurian: {{tt|lij|spâ|f}}
* Limburgish: {{tt|li|zwerd|n}}
* Lithuanian: {{tt+|lt|kalavijas|m}}, {{tt+|lt|kardas|m}}
* Lombard: {{t|lmo|spada|f}}
* Low German:
*: German Low German: {{tt|nds-de|Sweerd|n}}
* Lü: {{t-needed|khb}}
* Macedonian: {{tt|mk|меч|m}}
* Maguindanao: {{tt|mdh|sundang}}
* Malagasy: {{tt+|mg|antsifotsy}}, {{tt+|mg|sabatra}}, {{tt+|mg|viarara}}
* Malay: {{tt+|ms|pedang}}
* Malayalam: {{tt+|ml|വാള്}}
* Maltese: {{tt|mt|sejf|m}}, {{tt|mt|xabla|f}}
* Manchu: {{tt|mnc|ᠯᠣᡥᠣ}}
* Manx: {{tt|gv|cliwe|m}}
* Maori: {{tt|mi|hoari}}
* Maranao: {{tt|mrw|koyang}}, {{tt|mrw|miros}}, {{tt|mrw|pedang}}
* Marathi: {{t|mr|तलवार|f}}
* Mazanderani: {{t-needed|mzn}}
* Middle English: {{tt|enm|sword}}
* Minangkabau: {{t-needed|min}}
* Mon: {{t-needed|mnw}}
* Mongghul: {{tt|mjg-mgl|uldi}}
* Mongolian: {{tt+|mn|илд}}, {{tt+|mn|сэлэм}}
* Nahuatl: {{tt|nah|tepozmācuahuitl}}
* Nanai: {{tt|gld|пакан}}, {{tt|gld|лохон}}
* Navajo: {{tt|nv|diltłish}}
* Ngazidja Comorian: {{tt|zdj|upanga|c11|c10}}
* Nogai: {{tt|nog|кылыш}}
* North Frisian: {{tt|frr|swird|n}}, {{tt|frr|Swērt|c}} {{q|Sylt}}, {{tt|frr|Swiirt|n}} {{q|Sylt}}
* Northern Qiang: {{tt|cng|hɑː}}
* Northern Thai: {{tt|nod|ᨯᩣ᩠ᨷ}}
* Norwegian:
*: Bokmål: {{tt+|no|sverd|n}}
*: Nynorsk: {{tt|nn|sverd|n}}
* Occitan: {{tt+|oc|espasa|f}}
* Odia: {{tt|or|ଖଡ୍ଗ}}
* Ojibwe: {{tt|oj|ashaweshk}}
* Old Church Slavonic: {{tt|cu|мечь|m}}
* Old East Slavic: {{tt|orv|мечь|m|sc=Cyrs}}
* Old English: {{tt|ang|sweord|n}}, {{tt+|ang|sword|n}}, {{tt|ang|bil|n}}, {{tt|ang|mēċe|m}}, {{tt|ang|secg|m}}
* Old Norse: {{tt|non|mækir|m}}, {{tt|non|sverð|n}}
* Ossetian: {{tt|os|кард|sc=Cyrl}}, {{tt|os|цирхъ}}
* Ottoman Turkish: {{tt|ota|قلج|tr=kılıc}}, {{tt|ota|سیف|tr=seyf}}, {{tt|ota|شمشیر|tr=şimşir}}
* Papiamentu: {{tt|pap|spada}}
* Pashto: {{tt+|ps|توره|f|tr=túra}}
* Pennsylvania German: {{tt|pdc|Dege|m}}, {{tt|pdc|Schwart|n}}, {{tt|pdc|Schwaert|n}}
* Persian: {{tt+|fa|شمشیر|tr=šamšir}}
* Piedmontese: {{tt|pms|spa|f}}
* Plautdietsch: {{tt|pdt|Schweat|n}}, {{tt|pdt|Schwieet|n}}
* Pohnpeian: {{tt|pon|kedlahs}}
* Polabian: {{t|pox|varo|f}}
* Polish: {{tt+|pl|miecz|m}}
* Portuguese: {{tt+|pt|espada|f}}, {{tt+|pt|gládio|m}}
* Punjabi: {{tt+|pa|ਤਲਵਾਰ}}
* Quechua: {{tt|qu|sawli}}
* Rohingya: {{tt|rhg|kiris}}
* Romagnol: {{t|rgn|spêda|f}}
* Romanian: {{tt+|ro|sabie|f}}, {{tt+|ro|spadă|f}}
* Romansch: {{tt|rm|spada|f}}, {{tt|rm|speda|f}}
* Russian: {{tt+|ru|меч|m}}, {{tt+|ru|шпа́га|f}}, {{tt+|ru|са́бля|f}}
* Sami:
*: Kildin Sami: {{t|sjd|мӣһкь}}
*: Skolt Sami: {{t|sms|mieʹǩǩ}}, {{t|sms|meäʹǩǩ}}
* Samogitian: {{tt|sgs|kalavėjs|m}}
* Sanskrit: {{tt+|sa|कृपाण}}, {{tt+|sa|असि|m}}, {{tt+|sa|खड्ग|m}}
* Sardinian: {{tt|sc|spada|f}}, {{tt|sc|ispada|f}}
* Saterland Frisian: {{tt|stq|Swäid|n}}
* Scottish Gaelic: {{tt|gd|claidheamh|m}}, {{tt|gd|slòighre|f}}
* Serbo-Croatian:
*: Cyrillic: {{tt|sh|мач|m|sc=Cyrl}}
*: Roman: {{tt+|sh|mač|m}}
* Shan: {{tt+|shn|လႅဝ်း}}
* Shona: {{tt|sn|munondo}}
* Shor: {{tt|cjs|қылыш|tr=qılış}}
* Sicilian: {{tt+|scn|spata|f}}
* Sinhalese: {{tt|si|කඩුව|sc=Sinh}}
* Slovak: {{tt|sk|meč|m}}
* Slovene: {{tt+|sl|meč|m}}, {{tt+|sl|sablja|f}}
* Somali: {{tt|so|seef|f}}
* Sorbian:
*: Lower Sorbian: {{tt|dsb|mjac|m}}
*: Upper Sorbian: {{tt|hsb|mječ|m}}
* Southern Altai: {{tt|alt|кылыш}}
* Spanish: {{tt+|es|espada|f}}, {{t+|es|tizona|f}}
* Sudovian: {{tt|xsv|kalavian}}
* Swahili: {{tt|sw|upanga}}
* Swedish: {{tt+|sv|svärd|n}}
* Tagalog: {{tt|tl|tabak}}
* Tai Dam: {{tt|blt|ꪒꪱꪚ|tr=đáp}}
* Tajik: {{tt+|tg|шамшер}}
* Tamil: {{tt+|ta|வாள்}}
* Tatar: {{tt+|tt|кылыч|sc=Cyrl}}
* Telugu: {{tt+|te|కత్తి}}, {{tt+|te|కృపాణము}}
* Thai: {{tt+|th|ดาบ}}
* Tibetan: {{tt|bo|དཔའ་དམ།|sc=Tibt}}
* Tocharian B: {{tt|txb|apsāl}}, {{tt|txb|kertte}}
* Tok Pisin: {{tt|tpi|bainat}}, {{tt|tpi|bainet}}
* Tongan: {{tt|to|heleta}}
* Turkish: {{tt+|tr|kılıç}}
* Turkmen: {{tt|tk|gylyç}}
* Tuvan: {{tt|tyv|хылыш}}
* Ukrainian: {{tt+|uk|меч|m}}
* Urdu: {{tt|ur|تلوار|f|tr=talvār|sc=ur-Arab}}, {{tt|ur|شمشیر|f|tr=šamšer|sc=ur-Arab}}
* Uyghur: {{tt|ug|قىلىچ}}, {{tt+|ug|شەمشەر}}
* Uzbek: {{tt+|uz|qilich}}, {{tt+|uz|shamshir}}
* Venetan: {{tt|vec|spada|f}}
* Veps: {{tt|vep|mek}}
* Vietnamese: {{tt+|vi|gươm}}, {{tt+|vi|kiếm}}
* Volapük: {{tt+|vo|gläv}}
* Võro: {{t|vro|myyk}}
* Walloon: {{tt+|wa|spêye|f}}
* Waray-Waray: {{tt|war|espada}}
* Welsh: {{tt+|cy|cleddyf|m}}
* West Frisian: {{tt|fy|swurd|n}}
* White Hmong: {{t|mww|ntaj}}
* Yakut: {{tt|sah|кылыс}}
* Yiddish: {{tt|yi|שווערד|f}}
* Zazaki: {{tt|zza|şımşêr}}
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{{trans-top|one who handles a sword}}
* Bulgarian: {{tt|bg|мечоно́сец|m}}
* Catalan: {{tt+|ca|espasa|m|f}}
* Finnish: {{tt+|fi|miekkamies}}
* French: {{tt+|fr|épéiste}}
* Galician: {{tt|gl|espadachín|m}}
* German: {{tt+|de|Schwertkämpfer}}, {{tt+|de|Schwertkämpferin|f}}
* Greek: {{tt+|el|ξιφοφόρος|m}}, {{tt+|el|ξιφομάχος|m}}
* Hungarian: {{tt+|hu|kardforgató}} {{q|lit. sword-swinger}}
* Macedonian: {{tt|mk|мечувалец|m}}
* Marathi: {{t|mr|तलवारबाज|m}}
* Portuguese: {{tt+|pt|espadachim|m}}
* Russian: {{tt+|ru|мечено́сец|m}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|espada|f}}, {{t|es|espadachín|m}}
{{trans-bottom}}

{{trans-top|suit in cards}}
* Finnish: {{tt+|fi|miekat|p}}
* Polish: {{tt+|pl|miecz|m}}
{{trans-bottom}}

{{trans-top|card of this suit}}
* Finnish: {{tt+|fi|miekka}}
* Greek: {{tt+|el|σπαθί|n}}, {{tt+|el|σπαθιά|p}}
{{trans-bottom}}
}}

===Verb===
{{en-verb}}

# To [[stab]] or cut with a sword

===Anagrams===
* {{anagrams|en|a=dorsw|words}}

{{C|en|Swords}}

==Middle English==

===Alternative forms===
* {{alt|enm|swerd|sord|sworde|zuord}}

===Etymology===
From {{inh|enm|ang|sword}}, a Mercian form of {{m|ang|sweord}} (which some forms are directly from), from {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*swerd}}, from {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*swerdą}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|enm|/swɔrd/|/swoːrd/}}
* {{i|from {{m|ang|sweord}}}} {{IPA|enm|/swɛrd/|/s(w)urd/}}

===Noun===
{{enm-noun|pl=swordes|pl2=sweorden|pl2_qual=early}}

# {{l|en|sword}}, [[sabre]]
#* {{RQ:Wycliffe NT Lichfield|Matthew|10|34|4|v|column=2|Nile ȝe deme þat I cam to ſende pees in to erþe / I cam not to ſende pees .· but '''swerd'''|Don't feel that I came to bring peace to Earth. I didn't come to bring peace, but a '''sword'''.}}
# {{lb|enm|figuratively}} Military might or power.

====Descendants====
* {{desc|en|sword}}
* {{desc|sco|swerd|sword}}

===References===
* {{R:MED Online|entry=sword|pos=n|id=MED44308|accessdate=2018-03-16}}

{{C|enm|Weapons}}

==Old English==

===Pronunciation===
* {{ang-IPA|sword}}

===Noun===
{{ang-noun|n|sword}} {{tlb|ang|Mercian}}

# {{alternative form of|ang|sweord}}