escalberc

Old French

Etymology

Borrowed from a Germanic language such as Frankish, from *skeran (“to cut”) + *bergan (“to protect”), as in "sword-protector."

Noun

escalberc oblique singular, m (oblique plural escalbers, nominative singular escalbers, nominative plural escalberc)

  1. scabbard (sheath for a sword)

Descendants

  • → English: scabbard
  • → Icelandic: skálpur

References

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