Definition
The act of removing a sword or weapon from its sheath; drawing or unsheathing.
Etymology
From dis- + sheathing (from sheath, Old English scæð). The dis- prefix here means 'to remove from' rather than 'to negate,' a common usage pattern in verbs related to physical separation.
Kelly Says
Military terminology preserved this word long after it became archaic in everyday English—the romantic image of a knight disheathing his sword inspired countless adventure stories and still appears in historical fiction today.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
እንቁላል ወሰድ
en-kʷula-l wos-ed
ARالعربية
نزع السيف
naza' as-sayf
BNবাংলা
খোঁচা বের করা
kho-cha ber kor-a
CACatalà
treure la daga
tre-ure la da-ga
CSČeština
vytáhnout meč
vy-ta-hout mech
DADansk
træk sværd
træk sværd
DEDeutsch
Entziehen
ent-tsī-en
ELΕλληνικά
αποσπάσει το ξίφος
a-pos-pa-sei to xi-fos
ESEspañol
desgañar
des-gaɲ-ar
FAفارسی
خنجر را بیرون آوردن
khanjar ra bīrūn āwardan
FISuomi
vetää miekka
ve-taa miek-ka
FRFrançais
dégaine
de-ɡɛn
GUGU
શાસ્ત્ર દાખવવું
sha-as-tra da-kha-vu-nnu
HAHA
tashiri gishiri
ta-shi-ri gi-shi-ri
HEעברית
למשוך חרב
le-mos-ch ch-rev
HIहिन्दी
तलवार निकालना
talwar nikalna
HUMagyar
kard húzása
kard hoo-za-sa
IDBahasa Indonesia
mencabut pedang
men-ca-but pe-dang
ITItaliano
sguainare
skwa-ja-re
KKKK
жeлтeк алу
zhe-ltek alu
KMKM
ប្រើប្រាស់ វាយ
brouch pra-as v-ay
KO한국어
칼을 빼내다
kal-eul ppe-nae-da
MSBahasa Melayu
mencabut pedang
men-ca-but pe-dang
MYမြန်မာ
တိုက် ခုတ်
taik kho
NLNederlands
uittrekken
uit-trek-ken
NONorsk
trekke sverd
trekke sværd
PAPA
ਕਿસ્ਮਤ ਖ਼ુਦ
kis-mat khud
PLPolski
wyciągnąć miecz
v-chya-gnut m-yecz
PTPortuguês
descavar
des-ka-var
RORomână
scoate sabia
sko-ate sa-bee-a
RUРусский
извлечь меч
iz-vlech mech
SVSvenska
draga ur
dra-ga ur
SWKiswahili
kuondoa upanga
ku-on-doa u-pan-ga
TEతెలుగు
పడగ తీయడం
pa-da-gam tee-ya-dam
TLTL
kunin ang tabak
ku-nin ang ta-bak
TRTürkçe
kılıç çekmek
kil-ch chek-mek
UKУкраїнська
витягти меч
vytyhty mech
URاردو
شمشیر نکالنا
sham-sheer nikalna
VITiếng Việt
rút kiếm
rút kiếm
ZUZU
ukushela isibhuku
u-ku-she-la i-si-bhu-ku