Gleave

/ɡliːv/ noun

Definition

A medieval weapon consisting of a blade on a long pole, similar to a halberd or glaive.

Etymology

Middle English 'gleave,' from Old French 'glaive' (sword/spear), ultimately from Latin 'gladius' (sword), the same root that gives us 'gladiator.'

Kelly Says

The word 'gleave' demonstrates how English borrowed military vocabulary from Norman French after 1066—the Norman invaders brought both the weapons and their names into English.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ለማን
le-ma-n
ARالعربية
ترك
tur-k
BNবাংলা
ছেড়ে দিয়ে
che-re-de-ye
CACatalà
gleave
glei-ve
CSČeština
opustit
o-pus-tit
DADansk
forlade
for-la-de
DEDeutsch
verlassen
ver-las-sen
ELΕλληνικά
αφήσει
a-fisei
ESEspañol
abandonar
a-ban-don-ar
FAفارسی
رها کردن
ra-ha-karan
FISuomi
jättää
yät-tä
FRFrançais
laisser
le-sir
GUGU
gleave
glei-ve
HAHA
gleave
glei-ve
HEעברית
להשאיר
le-sha-ir
HIहिन्दी
छोड़ देना
chhod-de-na
HUMagyar
elhagyni
el-ha-gni
IDBahasa Indonesia
meninggalkan
men-ing-gal-kan
IGIG
gleave
glei-ve
ITItaliano
lasciare
la-scia-re
JA日本語
去る
i-ru
KKKK
gleave
glei-ve
KMKM
ចាកចេញ
chak-che-n
KO한국어
떠나다
tteo-na-da
MRMR
gleave
glei-ve
MSBahasa Melayu
meninggalkan
men-ing-gal-kan
MYမြန်မာ
ပြောင်း
pyaung
NLNederlands
verlaten
ver-la-ten
NONorsk
forlate
for-la-te
PAPA
gleave
glei-ve
PLPolski
opuścić
o-pus-tchi-t
PTPortuguês
deixar
de-i-ar
RORomână
părăsi
pa-ra-si
RUРусский
оставить
o-stav-it
SVSvenska
lämna
läm-na
SWKiswahili
kuondoka
kwo-ndo-ka
TAதமிழ்
விட்டுச் செல்
vi-ttu-che-l
TEతెలుగు
తెలిపివేయడం
te-li-pi-ve-ya-dam
THไทย
จาก
jak
TLTL
iwan
i-wan
TRTürkçe
bırakmak
bi-rak-mak
UKУкраїнська
залишити
za-li-shtyt
URاردو
چھوڑ دینا
cho-rd-de-na
VITiếng Việt
bỏ lại
bo lai
YOYO
gleave
glei-ve
ZH中文
离开
li-kai
ZUZU
gleave
glei-ve

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