crossguard

English

Etymology

From cross +‎ guard.

Noun

crossguard (plural crossguards)

1. 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.

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