messer
Single-edged medieval weapon
A messer is someone who messes around—a person who wastes time, causes minor trouble, or doesn't take things seriously.
The word is common in Irish and British informal speech: Stop being such a messer and help me with this.
A messer might also be someone who plays pranks or acts the fool.
Separately, a messer is a type of medieval German single-edged sword.
Sharp cutting utensil
- daggerShort pointed stabbing blade
- swordHilted fighting blade
- cutlassCurved slashing naval blade
- falchionCurved medieval cutting sword
hanger · hilt · crossguard · pommel · fuller · tang · scabbard · sheath
Low-status agricultural laborer
- GermanCentral European language
- medievalOf the Middle Ages
- RenaissanceEuropean cultural reawakening
- civilianNon-military person
sidearm · legal · commoner · burgher · traveler · self-defense · utility · everyday carry
Professional kitchen leader
- kitchenFood preparation room
- slicingCutting into portions
- dicingCutting into cubes
- choppingCutting into pieces
carving · paring · filleting · boning · cooking · prep · butchering · skinning
Two-handed medieval blade
- MeyerGermanic steward surname
- swordsmanshipSkill with bladed weapons
- martialRelating to warfare
- sparringPractice combat training
knife
Sharp cutting utensil
falchion · hanger · hilt · crossguard · pommel · fuller · tang · scabbard · sheath · parry
peasant
Low-status agricultural laborer
- GermanCentral European language
- medievalOf the Middle Ages
- RenaissanceEuropean cultural reawakening
civilian · sidearm · legal · commoner · burgher · traveler · self-defense · utility · everyday carry
chef
Professional kitchen leader
chopping · carving · paring · filleting · boning · cooking · prep · butchering · skinning · game processing
longsword
Two-handed medieval blade
- MeyerGermanic steward surname
- swordsmanshipSkill with bladed weapons
- martialRelating to warfare
bladesmith
Forges edged weapons professionally
- knifemakerCraftsman of blades
- forgingShaping heated metal; faking documents
- temperingControlled heating and cooling
quenching · grinding · beveling · hardening · annealing · fullers · rivets · pins · leather wrap · handmade
- mess upDo badly, err
- messed upDisordered or badly handled
- messing upFailing through carelessness
- mess withInterfere or tinker inappropriately
- mess aroundEngage in aimless activity
- messing aroundIdle, aimless activity