I actually adore the usage of the Ver- forename for the spells on RDM. And not all of their WS's are of French origins.

Zwerchhau for instance is actually German, and is a German fighting stance in fencing, specifically with long swords.
Zwerchhau (“Crosswise Strike”)

The Zwerch breaks the stance Vom Tag and all cuts that come from above, in addition to other Zwerchhauen. This is a multi-faceted strike, the targets of which include the head, the hands or the body. You can strike at any of the four openings with Zwerchhau, so long as you protect your head and face with your cross-guard. Think of it as a “helicopter rotor”, striking from left horizontal Ochs to right horizontal Ochs, making full use of the thumb-grip for leverage. You strike with the short edge from your right and the long edge from your left. This is a deceptively powerful strike and is easily the best representation of what the Meisterhauwen can really do in terms of power (use the hips!), geometry (every overhand cut is thwarted), and versatility of follow up (single-time attack, follow-up thrust, or twitch to the other side, high or low). Additionally, unlike a horizontal cut to the right side using the long edge, cutting with the short edge in a Zwerchau permits the hilt to remain defensively in front of the head and the left arm remains bent for delivering a thrust.
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