Glefe

German

Alternative forms

  • Gleve, Gläfe

Etymology

From Middle High German glævîn, glevie, gleve (since approx. 1200)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡleːfə/
  • Hyphenation: Gle‧fe

Noun

Glefe f (genitive Glefe, plural Glefen)

  1. (weaponry) glaive
  2. (heraldry) the upper part of a fleur-de-lis

Declension

Declension of Glefe [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Glefe die Glefen
genitive einer der Glefe der Glefen
dative einer der Glefe den Glefen
accusative eine die Glefe die Glefen

Hypernyms

Derived terms

  • Glefner
  • Glefling
  • Glefenrad, Glefenstab
  • Glefenspitze, Glefenzepter

Further reading

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