Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

byknife

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: byknife
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A secondary knife carried beside a dagger or short sword.

Example Sentences

"This may represent either the top of some form of closure, or the pommel-cap of a byknife in the front of the sheath of the dagger, the remains of which are represented as if hung between the two suspension loops, its haft in front of the belt and its sheath behind the body of the pouch. It is of a type known to contemporaries as a ballock knife, that is a dagger with a phalliform haft or grip. An example of a byknife with just such a fleur-de-lis pommel is in the collection of the Canterbury City Museum."

Etymology

From by or by- + knife. Compare Scots byknife, byknyfe.

Inflected Forms

byknives (plural)

Questions

What does byknife mean?: A secondary knife carried beside a dagger or short sword.
Where does byknife come from?: From by or by- + knife. Compare Scots byknife, byknyfe.

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