Excalibur

Etymology
From, from , , prothetic form of , alteration of , from (Geoffrey of Monmouth, ca. 1136), influenced by  (for ), alteration of  (compare modern ), compound of  and. Related to the 🇨🇬 legendary sword, literally ‘hard-belly’, i.e. ‘voracious’.

Proper noun

 * 1)  The legendary sword of King Arthur, having magical properties.

Usage notes
In the Arthurian legends, young Arthur is able to draw the Sword in the Stone, which proves that it is his destiny to become king. When he is a king, the Lady of the Lake presents him a sword. In some early versions of the legend Excalibur is the Sword in the Stone; in other versions it is the sword presented by the Lady of the Lake. In more recent retellings, these two swords have been identified with each other.

Translations

 * Arabic: إِكْسْكَالِيبُر
 * Breton: Kaledvoulc'h
 * Catalan: Excàlibur
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 王者之劍
 * Cornish: Calesvol
 * Czech: Excalibur
 * Esperanto: Ekskaliburo
 * French:
 * Greek:
 * Hebrew: אקסקליבר
 * Italian: Excalibur
 * Japanese: エクスカリバー
 * Korean: ^엑스칼리버
 * Latin: Caliburnus
 * Macedonian: Екска́либур
 * Marathi: एक्सकॅलिबर
 * Middle English: Excalaber
 * Portuguese: Excalibur
 * Russian: Экска́либур
 * Spanish: Excálibur
 * Thai: ดาบเอ็กซ์คาลิเบอร์, เอกซ์แคลิเบอร์
 * Welsh: Caledfwlch

Etymology
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Etymology
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Proper noun

 * 1)   King Arthur’s sword