glaive
pronunciation
How to pronounce glaive in British English:
UK [gleɪv]
How to pronounce glaive in American English:
US [gleɪv]
Word Origin
- glaive (v.)
- late 13c., used in Middle English of various weapons, especially ones with a long shaft ending in a point or an attached blade, from Old French glaive "lance, spear, sword" (12c.), also figuratively used for "violent death," probably from Latin gladius "sword" (see gladiator); influenced by Latin clava "knotty branch, cudgel, club," related to clavus "nail."
Example
- 1. Moon glaive bounce no longer hits invisible units .
- 2. Wards are no longer hit by huntress moon glaive bounce .
- 3. Who else you gonna trust with the glaive ?
- 4. Increase siege damage from glaive thrower .
- 5. However , no , I nodded my head and held up my glaive and jostle to him .