Meaning
A weapon with a long sharp blade and a handle, used for fighting in the past.
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Word origin
From Old English sweord. The w stopped being said hundreds of years ago but stayed in the spelling.
- Origin
- Old English
- Root
- sweord
Grammar
Examples
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The "w" in "sword" is silent, so it sounds like "sord".
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Here the sword is being compared with something smaller.
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Swords are mostly things from history now.
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Start your free weekThis word is taught in chapter 15, lesson 10: sword, plus, prefer and 7 more words.