scabbard
To put an object into its scabbardTo put an object (especially a sword) into its scabbard.
» The sword has found its scabbard.
Meaning
1 sensesTo put an object (especially a sword) into its scabbard.
Suddenly he scabbarded his sabre.
Examples
6 sentencesThe sword has found its scabbard.
A longsword sheathed in an intricately engraved scabbard.
The men drew their swords from their scabbards.
ruМужчины вытащили свои мечи из ножен. — Selena777
A sheath for a sword is a scabbard.
deEine Scheide für ein Schwert ist eine Schwertscheide. — Yorwba
The longsword was sheathed in an intricately engraved scabbard.
deDas Langschwert steckte in einer exquisit gravierten Scheide. — xtofu80
Origin
From Middle English scabard, scauberde, scauberk, scauberke, from Anglo-Norman eschaubert,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.
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Forms
scabbards, scabbarding, scabbarded, scabbarded| Base form | scabbard · to scabbard |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | scabbards |
| Present participle | scabbarding |
| Past simple | scabbarded |
| Past participle | scabbarded |
regular · Lesson
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