hallebarde

== French == === Etymology === Inherited from Middle French, from Old French alabarde, from Italian alabarda, from Middle High German halmbarte (“broad-axe with handle”), from halm (from Proto-Germanic *helmô (“handle”)) + barte (“hatchet”) (from *bardaz (“broadax”, literally “beard”)). === Pronunciation === (aspirated h) IPA(key): /al.baʁd/ === Noun === hallebarde f (plural hallebardes) halberd ==== Derived terms ==== pleuvoir des hallebardes rimer comme hallebarde et miséricorde === Further reading === “hallebarde”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Norman == === Etymology === Borrowed from French hallebarde, from Middle High German halmbarte (“broad-axe with handle”), from halm (“handle”) + barte (“hatchet”). === Noun === hallebarde f (plural hallebardes) (Jersey) halberd