Editing Longsword (section)

=== Other languages ===
Historical (15th to 16th century) terms for this type of sword included [[Portuguese language|Portuguese]] ''{{lang|pt|espada-de-armas}}'', ''{{lang|pt|estoque}}'' or ''{{lang|pt|espada de duas mãos}}'' for the version with longer handle used exclusively with both hands; [[Spanish language|Spanish]] ''{{lang|es|espadón}}'', ''{{lang|es|montante}}'', or ''{{lang|es|mandoble}}'', [[Italian language|Italian]] ''{{lang|it|spada longa (lunga)}}'' or ''{{lang|it|spada due mani (Bolognese)}}'', and [[Middle French]] ''{{lang|fr|passot}}''. The [[Scottish Gaelic language|Scottish Gaelic]] ''{{lang|gd|claidheamh mòr}}'' means "great sword"; anglicised as ''[[claymore]],'' it came to refer to a large Scottish type of longsword with a V–shaped crossguard.
Historical terminology overlaps with that applied to the [[Zweihänder]] sword in the 16th century: French ''{{lang|fr|espadon}}'', Spanish ''{{lang|es|espadón}}'', or Portuguese ''{{lang|pt|montante}}'' may also be used more narrowly to refer to these large swords. The French ''{{lang|fr|épée de passot}}'' may also refer to a medieval single-handed sword optimized for thrusting.

The [[Early Modern German|German]] ''{{lang|de|langes schwert}}'' ("long sword") in 15th and 16th-century [[Fechtbuch|manuals]] does not denote a type of weapon, but the technique of fencing with both hands at the hilt, contrasting with ''{{lang|de|kurzes schwert}}'' ("short sword") used of fencing with the same weapon, but with one hand gripping the blade (also known as a [[half-sword]]).<ref>{{cite book |last=Paurñfeyndt |first=Andre |date=1516 |title=Ergrundung Ritterlicher Kunst der Fechterey |trans-title=Foundation of the Chivalric Art of Swordplay |language=de |location=Vienna |publisher=Hieronymus Vietor |page=3 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://longsword.com/what-is-a-longsword/ | title=What is a Longsword | publisher=Longsword.com | access-date=5 January 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170107155939/http://longsword.com/what-is-a-longsword/ | archive-date=7 January 2017 | url-status=live }}</ref>