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sweord-bora

  • noun [ masculine ]
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sweord-bora, an; m.
one who bears a sword for his own use, a swordsman
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  • Sweord spata vel pugio, swyrdbora spatarius,

    • Wrt. Voc. i. 35, 8.

  • Swurdbora,

    • 84, 13.

  • Swurdboran (gladiatorem) hine gewordene gesihþ

    if (in a dream) he sees himself become a gladiator,

    • Lchdm. iii. 204, 25.

  • Sweordboran

    pugiles,

    • Wrt. Voc. ii. 76, 46.
one who bears his lord's sward, a swordbearer
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  • Swá swá Eádmundes sweordbora hit reahte Æþelstáne cyninge,

    • Swt. A. S. Prim. 83, 7.

  • Totila ásende his swurdboran, Riggo geháten, gescrýdne mid his cynelícum gyrelum,

    • Homl. Th. ii. 168, 12.
Etymology
[Cf.
Icel. sverð-berari (translating lictor).
]
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Citation

Bosworth, Joseph. “sweord-bora.” In An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online, edited by Thomas Northcote Toller, Christ Sean, and Ondřej Tichy. Prague: Faculty of Arts, Charles University, 2014. https://bosworthtoller.com/29693.

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