Definitions for glaive

glaive glaive

Spelling: [gleyv]
IPA: /gleɪv/

Glaive is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 10 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 13 points.

You can make 110 anagrams from letters in glaive (aegilv).

Definitions for glaive

noun

  1. a sword or broadsword.

Origin of glaive

1250-1300; Middle English Old French glaive, glai Latin gladius sword

Examples for glaive

It wasn't every one who could rhyme "brave" and "glaive," and make sense out of it.

With these words she plucked out the sword, and tendered him the glaive that she had guarded for so long a season.

The eloquent champion of faith wields the glaive as stoutly for fables as for eternal verities.

He sprang forward nimbly, as best he might, so that the glaive smote the air.

The glaive of Justice should descend where erstwhile it had corruptly been stayed.

One after one to the glaive,—another and another and another!

Suddenly the Goshawk's glaive flashed in air, and chopped sheer down on Werner's head.

Red was his weed and his glaive was white, And there stood Gregory the Wright.

Then Perceval went with the witches to their Castle of glaive.

They stood by the door with glaive and spear; ‘Hildebrand rise and hasten here!’

Word Value for glaive
Scrable

10

Words with friends

13

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