halmbarte

Middle High German

Etymology

From halm (“handle”) +‎ barte (“hatchet”), from *helmô (“handle”) and *bardaz (“broadax”), literally "beard."

Noun

helmbarte f

1. A broad-axe with a handle

Declension

Declension of helmbarte (weak feminine)

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	diu	helmbarte	die	helmbarten
genitive	einer	dër	helmbarten	dër	helmbarten
dative	einer	dër	helmbarten	dën	helmbarten
accusative	eine	die	helmbarten	die	helmbarten

Descendants

• → Italian: alabarda, labarda (archaic)
  • → Old French: alabarde
    • Middle French: hallebarde
      • French: hallebarde
      • → English: halberd
• → Middle Dutch: helmbaerde, hellebaert, hellebarde
  • Dutch: hellebaard

References

• "helmbarte" in Köbler, Gerhard, Mittelhochdeutsches Wörterbuch (3rd edition 2014)