crossguard

English

Etymology

From cross +‎ guard.

Noun

crossguard (plural crossguards)

A bar of metal, at right-angles, between the blade and the hilt of a sword that stops an opponent's blade from sliding down and injuring the hand of the person wielding the sword.

Related terms

quillon
hilt

Translations

Bar of metal, at right-angles, between the blade and the hilt of a sword.

French: garde (fr) f
German: Parierstange f
Italian: elsa (it) f
Polish: garda (pl) f, jelec (pl) m
Swedish: parerstång (sv), parerstag

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