Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

palstave

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pal-stave
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A prehistoric bronze axe of the middle Bronze Age with a thin haft for a forked handle and a thick blade.

Example Sentences

"The later division of the Bronze age is characterised by the appearance of swords, spears, palstaves, and socketed celts."

Etymology

From Danish paalstav.

Origin

Source language: Danish

Word Breakdown

Root: paalstav

Inflected Forms

palstaves (plural)

Questions

What does palstave mean?: A prehistoric bronze axe of the middle Bronze Age with a thin haft for a forked handle and a thick blade.
Where does palstave come from?: It is traced to Danish.

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