霜そう剣けん

noun

cold sharp sword; blade of ice

Archaic literary term for a sword that is as cold and sharp as frost or ice, often used in classical poetry or historical descriptions.

• 古こ典てんの一いっ節せつに「霜そう剣けんを抜ぬき放はなつ」とある。

  A passage in a classic reads, 'He draws his frosty blade.'