DictionaryRoot: scauberc
Middle English
scauberc
sheath for a blade
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noun
scabbard
SKAB-erd/ˈskæbərd/
A protective sheath for the blade of a sword or similar weapon.
Etymology
Scauberc already meant a sheath for a blade. Its earlier source is identified as Frankish or another Germanic language, with the literal image of a “sword-protector”: a covering named for its protective function.