Meaning
1 senses(uncommon)To stab or cut with a sword
Examples
315 sentencesHe was killed with a sword.
Його вбили мечем. — deniko
ruОн был убит мечом. — Balamax
deEr wurde mit einem Schwert getötet. — MUIRIEL
The pen is mightier than the sword.
Перо сильніше за меч. — aandrusiak
ruПеро сильнее меча. — kotik
deDie Feder ist mächtiger als das Schwert. — samueldora
Hand me my sword.
Подай мені мій меч. — deniko
I need my sword.
Мені потрібен мій меч. — deniko
ruМне нужен мой меч. — Wezel
Give me your sword.
Дай мені свій меч. — deniko
ruДай мне свой меч. — Selena777
deGib mir dein Schwert. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Origin
Inherited from West Midland Middle English sword (swerd in most dialects), from Old EnglisInherited from West Midland Middle English sword (swerd in most dialects), from Old English sweord (“sword”), from Proto-West Germanic *swerd (“sword”), from Proto-Germanic *swerdą (“sword”), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *seh₂w- (“sharp”).
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Forms
swords, swording, sworded, swordedLessons 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