scabbard

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English scabard, scauberde, scauberk, scauberke, from Anglo-Norman eschaubert, escalberc, of Germanic origin, perhaps from Frankish *skarberg (“sheath”, literally “blade-protection”), from Proto-Germanic *skēriz (“blade, scissors”) + *bergaz (“shelter, protection, refuge”). See also hauberk. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈskæb.əd/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈskæb.ɚd/ Rhymes: -æbə(ɹ)d Hyphenation: scab‧bard === Noun === scabbard (plural scabbards) The sheath of a sword. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Irish: scabaird ==== Translations ==== === Verb === scabbard (third-person singular simple present scabbards, present participle scabbarding, simple past and past participle scabbarded) To put an object (especially a sword) into its scabbard. === Further reading === Douglas Harper (2001–2026), “scabbard”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.