English Explanatory Dictionary

scabbard

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The sheath of a sword.
verb
  1. To put an object (especially a sword) into its scabbard.

Pronunciation

/ˈskæb.əd/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-scabbard.wav /ˈskæb.ɚd/

Word forms

scabbard scabbards scabbarding scabbarded

Etymology

From Middle English scabard, scauberde, scauberk, scauberke, from Anglo-Norman eschaubert, escalberc, of Germanic origin, perhaps from Frankish *skarberg (“sheath”, literally “blade-protection”), from Proto-Germanic *skēriz (“blade, scissors”) + *bergaz (“shelter, protection, refuge”). See also hauberk.

Derived words

scabbardfish scabbard fish scabbardless unscabbard
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