English to afrikaans meaning of

Die woordeboekdefinisie van die woord "breëswaard" is 'n groot, swaar swaard met 'n reguit lem wat tipies met twee hande gebruik word. Die lem is gewoonlik wyer naby die punt van die swaard en smaller naby die hefboom. Die breësword is algemeen gebruik in Europese militêre en burgerlike kontekste gedurende die 16de tot 18de eeue, en dit word steeds in sommige tradisionele gevegskuns en verhooggevegte gebruik.

Sentence Examples

  1. Gripping the handle of his broadsword, Daggon shifted his gaze through the forest.
  2. Her breath caught in her throat when she saw that they were lined up with Calder, whose back was to them as he battled two others with his broadsword.
  3. He cursed, raised his broadsword high above his head, and with every muscle in his thick arms and shoulders brought the blade down against the knob with a loud thunk.
  4. By far, though, the most alarming accessory was the massive broadsword he leaned against lazily like a cane.
  5. He snatched a heavy, sturdy, two-handed broadsword, gripped it tautly, the muscles of his thick forearms rippling with power, and stepped to the center of the crowd.
  6. Master Greller introduced himself by transforming his arm into a broadsword and lopping off his other arm, before promptly growing it back.
  7. Rounding a sharp bend in the circular stairs, he jumped back as a broadsword was swung directly at him.
  8. With his cloak thrown over one shoulder, it was difficult for the village men to look at his thick, muscular arms and not envision them effortlessly swinging the great broadsword that hung in its scabbard at his side.
  9. Some of the bigger lads like Enrique and Luis wielded the two-handed broadsword with deadly accuracy and power.
  10. Each man carried a dagger, a broadsword and a lance.

TV Series Examples

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That's where the broadsword