Assertion: bastard sword | /r/UsedFor | refer to large swords
Facets:
value: by the mid-16th century
type: TEMPORAL
value: exceptionally
type: DEGREE
Source sentences:
text: The French épée bâtarde and the English bastard sword originate in the 15th or 16th century, originally in the general sense of "irregular sword, sword of uncertain origin", but by the mid-16th century could refer to exceptionally large swords.