Lectionary Calendar
Thursday, November 21st, 2024
the Week of Proper 28 / Ordinary 33
the Week of Proper 28 / Ordinary 33
advertisement
advertisement
advertisement
Attention!
Tired of seeing ads while studying? Now you can enjoy an "Ads Free" version of the site for as little as 10¢ a day and support a great cause!
Click here to learn more!
Click here to learn more!
Bible Encyclopedias
Scabbard
1911 Encyclopedia Britannica
Search for…
or Resource Toolbox
Additional Links
the sheath of a sword. The early forms of the word given in the Promptorium parvulorum are scauberk, scaubert or scauberd. The termination is certainly from the Teutonic bergen, to protect, as seen in "hauberk," "hawberk" (i.e. halsberg), literally a protection for the neck and shoulders, hence the "long tunic of mail" of the 12th century (see Arms And Armour). The first part is doubtful; Skeat takes it as representing the O. Fr. escale, mod. ecaille, shell, Ger. Schale; the word would therefore mean an outer sheath or shell that covers or protects.
Copyright Statement
These files are public domain.
These files are public domain.
Bibliography Information
Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Scabbard'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/s/scabbard.html. 1910.
Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Scabbard'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/s/scabbard.html. 1910.
