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bearing sword

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noun

  1. a large sword carried for its owner by a squire or servant because of its size.

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I have never seen with a queen so many men bearing sword in hand march in such warlike guise.

From The Nibelungenlied by Shumway, Daniel Bussier

XXX With them of Brunhild's warriors advanc'd a chosen band, Better than five hundred, each bearing sword in hand, The very flower of Issland; 'twas a fair yet fearful scene.

From The Nibelungenlied Revised Edition by Unknown

When saw ye thanes so many / come a truce to make With helmet firmly fastened / and bearing sword in hand?

From The Nibelungenlied Translated into Rhymed English Verse in the Metre of the Original by Needler, George Henry

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