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1 sword
[so:d](a weapon with a long blade that is sharp on one or both edges: He drew his sword (from its sheath) and killed the man.) sverð- swordsman
- swordtail
- cross swords -
2 sword-play
noun (the activity of fencing.) skylmingar -
3 hew
[hju:]past tense - hewed; verb1) (to cut with an axe, sword etc: He hewed down the tree.) höggva2) (to cut out or shape with an axe, sword etc: He hewed a path through the forest.) höggva -
4 buckle
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5 cutlass
(a short, broad, slightly curved sword with one cutting edge.) bjúgsverð -
6 dagger
['dæɡə](a knife or short sword for stabbing.) rÿtingur -
7 drawn
1) ((of curtains) pulled together or closed: The curtains were drawn, although it was still daylight.) dreginn fyrir2) ((of a game etc) neither won nor lost: a drawn match.) jafntefli3) ((of a blade etc) pulled out of its sheath: a drawn sword.) brugðið (sverð)4) ((of a person) strained and tired: His face was pale and drawn.) herptur, grettur -
8 edge
[e‹] 1. noun1) (the part farthest from the middle of something; a border: Don't put that cup so near the edge of the table - it will fall off; the edge of the lake; the water's edge.) barmur, rönd, brún2) (the cutting side of something sharp, eg a knife or weapon: the edge of the sword.) egg; bit3) (keenness; sharpness: The chocolate took the edge off his hunger.) snarpleikur; skerpa; sárasta hungur2. verb1) (to form a border to: a handkerchief edged with lace.) brydda; afmarka2) (to move or push little by little: He edged his chair nearer to her; She edged her way through the crowd.) mjaka•- edging- edgy
- edgily
- edginess
- have the edge on/over
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9 flourish
1. verb1) (to be healthy; to grow well; to thrive: My plants are flourishing.) dafna2) (to be successful or active: His business is flourishing.) blómstra3) (to hold or wave something as a show, threat etc: He flourished his sword.) sveifla2. noun1) (an ornamental stroke of the pen in writing: His writing was full of flourishes.) sveiflur og flúr2) (an impressive, sweeping movement (with the hand or something held in it): He bowed and made a flourish with his hat.) sveifla3) (an ornamental passage of music: There was a flourish on the trumpets.) skrautleg trilla eða annað flúr• -
10 foil
I [foil] verb(to defeat; to disappoint: She was foiled in her attempt to become President.) snúa á, hindraII [foil] noun1) (extremely thin sheets of metal that resemble paper: silver foil.) (málm)þynna2) (a dull person or thing against which someone or something else seems brighter: She acted as a foil to her beautiful sister.) fegrandi andstæðaIII [foil] noun(a blunt sword with a button at the end, used in the sport of fencing.) stingsverð -
11 hilt
[hilt](the handle, especially of a sword.) handfang, meðalkafli (á sverði)- up to the hilt- to the hilt -
12 iris
1) (the coloured part of the eye.) lithimna2) (a kind of brightly-coloured flower with sword-shaped leaves.) sverðlilja -
13 point
[point] 1. noun1) (the sharp end of anything: the point of a pin; a sword point; at gunpoint (= threatened by a gun).) oddur2) (a piece of land that projects into the sea etc: The ship came round Lizard Point.) nes, oddi3) (a small round dot or mark (.): a decimal point; five point three six (= 5.36); In punctuation, a point is another name for a full stop.) punktur4) (an exact place or spot: When we reached this point of the journey we stopped to rest.) staður5) (an exact moment: Her husband walked in at that point.) nákvæmt augnablik6) (a place on a scale especially of temperature: the boiling-point of water.) stig, mark7) (a division on a compass eg north, south-west etc.) áttastrik8) (a mark in scoring a competition, game, test etc: He has won by five points to two.) stig, punktur9) (a particular matter for consideration or action: The first point we must decide is, where to meet; That's a good point; You've missed the point; That's the whole point; We're wandering away from the point.) (aðal)atriði, punktur, kjarni10) ((a) purpose or advantage: There's no point (in) asking me - I don't know.) tilgangur11) (a personal characteristic or quality: We all have our good points and our bad ones.) eiginleiki, hlið12) (an electrical socket in a wall etc into which a plug can be put: Is there only one electrical point in this room?) innstunga2. verb1) (to aim in a particular direction: He pointed the gun at her.) miða, beina2) (to call attention to something especially by stretching the index finger in its direction: He pointed (his finger) at the door; He pointed to a sign.) benda á3) (to fill worn places in (a stone or brick wall etc) with mortar.) spartla/múra í•- pointed- pointer
- pointless
- pointlessly
- points
- be on the point of
- come to the point
- make a point of
- make one's point
- point out
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14 rapier
['reipiə](a type of long thin sword.) skylmingasverð, lagsverð -
15 sabre
['seibə](a type of curved sword, used by cavalry.) riddarasverð -
16 scabbard
['skæbəd](a case in which the blade of a sword is kept.) slíður -
17 sheath
[ʃi:Ɵ]plural - sheaths; noun1) (a case for a sword or blade.) slíður2) (a long close-fitting covering: The rocket is encased in a metal sheath.) slíður•- sheathe -
18 sheathe
[ʃi:ð]verb (to put into a sheath: He sheathed his sword.) setja í slíður, slíðra -
19 swordsman
['so:‹-]noun (a man who can fight or fence with a sword.) skylmingamaður -
20 swordtail
noun (a tropical fish of fresh water, the male having a long sword-shaped tail.) hitabeltisfiskur
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Sword — (s[=o]rd), n. [OE. swerd, AS. sweord; akin to OFries. swerd, swird, D. zwaard, OS. swerd, OHG. swert, G. schwert, Icel. sver[eth], Sw. sv[ a]rd, Dan. sv[ae]rd; of uncertain origin.] 1. An offensive weapon, having a long and usually sharp pointed… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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sword — [so:d US so:rd] n [: Old English; Origin: sweord] 1.) a weapon with a long pointed blade and a handle 2.) a/the sword of Damocles literary a bad thing that might happen at any time ▪ The treaty hung like a sword of Damocles over French politics.… … Dictionary of contemporary English
SWORD — est un jeu de rôle. Vous êtes dans la peau d un personnage et vous montez de niveau, il y a des combats, et c est à travers un monde imaginaire ou virtuel et fictif. Ce n est bien sur pas du 3D mais le remplissage est très bon sans compter les… … Wikipédia en Français
Sword — est un jeu de rôle. Vous êtes dans la peau d un personnage et vous montez de niveau, il y a des combats, et c est à travers un monde imaginaire ou virtuel et fictif. Ce n est bien sur pas du 3D mais le remplissage est très bon sans compter les… … Wikipédia en Français
sword — [ sɔrd ] noun count ** a weapon with a short handle and a long sharp blade cross swords (with someone) to disagree or argue with someone about something: Once again, they are crossing swords over the issue of welfare reform. a double edged/two… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
sword — [sôrd] n. [ME < OE sweord, akin to Ger schwert, prob. < IE base * swer , to cut, pierce] 1. a hand weapon having a long, sharp pointed blade, usually with a sharp edge on one or both sides, set in a hilt; broadsword, rapier, saber, scimitar … English World dictionary
sword — O.E. sweord, from P.Gmc. *swerdan (Cf. O.S., O.Fris. swerd, O.N. sverð, Swed. svärd, M.Du. swaert, Du. zwaard, O.H.G. swert, Ger. Schwert), related to O.H.G. sweran to hurt, from *swertha , lit. the cutting weapon, from PIE root … Etymology dictionary
sword|ed — «SR dihd, SOHR », adjective. armed with a sword … Useful english dictionary
Sword — For other uses, see Sword (disambiguation) and Swords (disambiguation). Swiss longsword, 15th or 16th century A sword is a bladed weapon (edged weapon) used primarily for cutting or thrusting. The precise definition of the term varies with the… … Wikipedia
sword — n. 1 a weapon usu. of metal with a long blade and hilt with a handguard, used esp. for thrusting or striking, and often worn as part of ceremonial dress. 2 (prec. by the) a war. b military power. Phrases and idioms: put to the sword kill, esp. in … Useful english dictionary
