faobhar

faobhar
edge, so Irish, Early Irish faebur, Old Irish faibur, machera, sword, *vaibro-s, Latin vibro, vibrate, brandish, Lithuanian wyburti, wag (Stokes). Cf. further Welsh gwaew, pl. gweywyr, a lance.

Etymological dictionary of the Gaelic language. . 1982.

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