Daggers
/ˈdæɡ.ərz/noun
Plural of dagger: a short, pointed knife used as a weapon.
Did you know?“Dagger” entered English from Old French, and its deeper origin is uncertain, but the word became so iconic that it generated the verb “to dagger” meaning to stab or wound with a dagger.
Etymological Timeline
14th Century
Old French
dague
“a short, pointed stabbing weapon”
14th Century
Middle English
daggere
“a short knife or thrusting weapon”
Late Middle English
English
dagger
“a short, pointed blade used for stabbing”
Modern English
English
daggers
“more than one dagger”