English
swordcraft
From sword + -craft.
Formed from sword + -craft
Proto-Germanic *swerdą ‘sword’
Proto-West Germanic *swerd ‘sword’
Old English sweord ‘sword’
West Midland Middle English sword
English sword
Today it means
noun Knowledge of or skill in the use of the sword or swordplay.
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “swordcraft”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.
Etymograph / swordcraft