falchion
falchion · falchions · falchioned · falchioning
Attack with a falchionAttack with a falchion.
UK/ˈfɔːl.(t)ʃən/US/ˈfɔl.(t)ʃən/
» I can hold my own, both with single rapier, backsword, sword and dagger, broadsword, or case of falchions.
Hybrid · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
1 senses(obsolete, rare)Attack with a falchion.
Examples
1 sentencesI can hold my own, both with single rapier, backsword, sword and dagger, broadsword, or case of falchions.
Origin
From Middle English fauchoun, from Old French fauchon (cognate with Italian falcione), froFrom Middle English fauchoun, from Old French fauchon (cognate with Italian falcione), from Vulgar Latin *falciōnem, from Latin falx.
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Forms
falchions, falchioning, falchioned, falchioned| Base form | falchion · to falchion |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | falchions |
| Present participle | falchioning |
| Past simple | falchioned |
| Past participle | falchioned |
regular · Lesson
Word family
1 related wordsDerivedfalchioned
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle