What does Halberd mean?
Definitions for Halberd
ˈhæl bərd, ˈhɔl-; -bərthal·berd
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Princeton's WordNet
halberdnoun
a pike fitted with an ax head
Wiktionary
halberdnoun
A hand weapon consisting of a long pole fitted with a metal head; the head consists of a blade similar to an axe and usually a spike or hook.
Etymology: hallebarde, from halmbarte, from halm + barte
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
HALBERDnoun
A battle-ax fixed to a long pole.
Etymology: halebarde, French; hallebarde, Dutch, from barde, an ax, and halle, a court, halberds being the common weapons of guards.
Advance thy halberd higher than my breast,
Or I’ll strike thee to my foot. William Shakespeare, Richard III.Our halberds did shut up his passage. William Shakespeare, Henry VI.
Four knaves in garbs succinct, a trusty band,
Caps on their heads, and halberds in their hand,
Draw forth to combat on the velvet plain. Alexander Pope.
Wikipedia
Halberd
A halberd (also called halbard, halbert or Swiss voulge) is a two-handed pole weapon that came to prominent use during the 13th, 14th, 15th, and 16th centuries. The halberd consists of an axe blade topped with a spike mounted on a long shaft. It can have a hook or thorn on the back side of the axe blade for grappling mounted combatants. The halberd was usually 1.5 to 1.8 metres (5 to 6 feet) long.The word halberd is cognate with the German word Hellebarde, deriving from Middle High German halm (handle) and barte (battleaxe) joined to form helmbarte. Troops that used the weapon were called halberdiers. The word has also been used to describe a weapon of the Early Bronze Age in Western Europe. This consisted of a blade mounted on a pole at a right angle.
ChatGPT
halberd
A halberd is a type of two-handed pole weapon that was used during the medieval and early modern periods. It typically consists of an axe head, a spike on top, and a hook or thorn on the back side of the axe blade, all mounted on a long shaft or pole. The halberd was a versatile and effective weapon for foot soldiers as it could be used for hacking, thrusting, as well as pulling mounted soldiers off their horses.
Webster Dictionary
Halberdnoun
an ancient long-handled weapon, of which the head had a point and several long, sharp edges, curved or straight, and sometimes additional points. The heads were sometimes of very elaborate form
Etymology: [F. hallebarde; of German origin; cf. MHG. helmbarte, G. hellebarte; prob. orig., an ax to split a helmet, fr. G. barte a broad ax (orig. from the same source as E. beard; cf. Icel. bara, a kind of ax, skegg beard, skeggja a kind of halberd) + helm helmet; but cf. also MHG. helm, halm, handle, and E. helve. See Beard, Helmet.]
Wikidata
Halberd
A halberd is a two-handed pole weapon that came to prominent use during the 14th and 15th centuries. The word halberd may come from the German words Halm, and Barte. In modern-day German, the weapon is called a Hellebarde. The halberd consists of an axe blade topped with a spike mounted on a long shaft. It always has a hook or thorn on the back side of the axe blade for grappling mounted combatants. It is very similar to certain forms of the voulge in design and usage. The halberd was 1.5 to 1.8 metres long.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Halberd
hal′bėrd, n. a weapon consisting of a wooden shaft some six feet long, surmounted by an axe-like instrument balanced on the opposite side by a hook or pick.—n. Halberdier′, one armed with a halberd. [O. Fr. halebard—Mid. High Ger. helmbarde (Ger. hellebarde)—halm, handle, or helm, helmet; Old High Ger. barta (Ger. barte), an axe.]
Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
halberd
A weapon borne up to the close of the 18th century by all sergeants of foot, artillery, and marines, and by companies of halberdiers in the various regiments of the English army. It consisted of a strong wooden shaft about 6 feet in length, surmounted by an instrument much resembling a bill-hook, constructed alike for cutting and thrusting, with a cross-piece of steel, less sharp, for the purpose of pushing; one end of this cross-piece was turned down as a hook for use in tearing down works against which an attack was made.
Etymology and Origins
Halberd
From two Teutonic words, hild, battle, and bard, axe.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Halberd in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Halberd in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
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- alabardaCatalan, Valencian
- halapartnaCzech
- HellebardeGerman
- αλαβάρδαGreek
- alabardaSpanish
- ناچخPersian
- hilpariFinnish
- hallebardeFrench
- pic-cathaScottish Gaelic
- tombak kerajaanIndonesian
- atgeir, bryntröllIcelandic
- alabardaItalian
- 薙刀, ハルバードJapanese
- халебардаMacedonian
- hellebardNorwegian
- alabardaPortuguese
- бердыш, алебардаRussian
- helebarda, хелебардаSerbo-Croatian
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