Meanings
longsword; any type of long sword, specifically of the Germanic spatha
1839 Das Langschwert wußt' er riesenhaft zu schwingen ("he [Olaf Tryggvason] could swing the long-sword in the manner of a giant") Adam Oehlenschläger, Der Heilige Olaf.
as a proper name, calque of the sobriquet of Guillaume Longue Épée (d. 942)
Examples
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Das Langschwert steckte in einer exquisit gravierten Scheide.The longsword was sheathed in an intricately engraved scabbard.