bearing sword
Americannoun
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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
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
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
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