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flamberge

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Etymology

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From French.

Noun

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flamberge (plural flamberges)

  1. (weaponry) A European sword, typically a greatsword, which had a wavy blade, possibly to increase the cutting surface or for aid in parrying.
    Synonym: flame-bladed sword
    • 1884, Richard F[rancis] Burton, “The Sword: What is It?”, in The Book of the Sword, London: Chatto and Windus, [], →OCLC, page 137:
      The wavy, cutting surface appears in the ‘flamberge,’ to which flame gave a name: it is nowhere better developed than in the beautiful Malay kris (crease). The object seems to be that of increasing the cutting surface.

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French

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Etymology

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(1180) From Old French froberge ("name of a sword") changed to "flamberge" with influence of flambe from Germanic *frōberga composed of the elements *frô (man) and bergan (to protect) from Proto-Germanic *berganą from Proto-Indo-European *bʰergʰ- (to take care of, protect, preserve)

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Noun

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flamberge f (plural flamberges)

  1. sword, brand

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