sworded

English

Etymology

From sword +‎ -ed.

Adjective

sworded (not comparable)

1. Wearing or carrying a sword.

   a long-sworded man

   • 1646 (indicated as 1645), John Milton, “Hymn on the Nativity”, in Poems of Mr. John Milton, […], London: […] Ruth Raworth for Humphrey Mosely, […], →OCLC:

     The helmed cherubim
     And sworded seraphim
     Are seen in glittering ranks with wings display'd

Derived terms

• unsworded

Related terms

• broadsworded

References

• “sworded”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• drowsed