A captain of free-lances, a man of adventure, a sworder in foreign lands—that shall I be.
Over against him, on a pile of dead bracken, sat Guy the Stallion, a handsome, tawdry, swashing sworder with a red head and fiery eyes and a fierce little peaked beard.
Then Maymun the Sworder took the cup and began gazing intently upon Tohfah.
FN#197] Maymun theSworder drained his bowl and said to her, "Brave, O perfection of qualities!
Sworder replied, "By thy life and the life of thy head, O my lord, I swear that Haykar is alive and in good case!
The Sworder said, O my lord, shall I strike his neck?
FN#41] Yet I hope from my lord the King and from his benevolence that he suffer the Sworder make over my corpse to my menials for burial, and so shall thy slave be thy sacrifice.
Hearing this the Sworder raised his hand and smote, when suddenly his grip was turned backwards upon a familiar of his who stood beside him, and it lighted upon his neck with such force that his head hew off and fell at the Caliph's feet.
At times after due intervals the Sworder would call upon him to do him honour due and procure him pleasure, after which he would pray for his release and forthright gang his gait.
Now when the Monarch heard these words from the Sworder and was certified by him of the matter, he flew for very gladness and he was like to fall a-swoon for the violence of his joy.
Hereupon theSworder did as he was bidden by his ancient benefactor, and he and his men repairing to the presence said, "Live thy head, O King, for ever and aye!
For a good sworder knows the enemy's intent, and his blade meets it long ere thought can pass into action.
For he did not wish to assign any reward to Robert Harburgh besides the lands which had already been given him, perhaps desiring to retain so valiant a sworder near to his own person and estate.
So the Sworder came forward after they were seated on the leather of blood:[634] then drawing his blade, struck off one head after another until he had smitten the neck of the tenth; and I alone remained.
The sword, the sworder and the bloodskin waiting me I sight, ii.
Then Meimoun the Sworder took the cup and fell to gazing intently upon Tuhfeh.
So they fetched the Sworder and he said, "0 King of the Age, I have smitten off his head even as thou badest me.
This was the incomparable sworder indeed, and John Varlet, that misbegotten rogue, had not taught him in vain.
What protection can I be to Walter Gordon, the best sworder in Edinburgh town this night from Holyrood to the Castle?
In another the boast had seemed like presumption, but so noble a sworder was Wat Gordon that he but stated a truth.
And they waxed so obstinate that the Caliph became wroth and they laid a wager, and he hath sent Masrur the Sworder to see who is dead.
So they brought the youth and bound his eyes; and the sworderstood at his head and said to the king, "By thy leave, O my lord, I will smite his neck.
And when the troops arrived with Alaeddin at the palace, they went in and informed the Sultan of this, whereat he forthright commanded the Sworder to cut off the head of his son-in-law.
So forthright he bade the Sworder stay his hand from Alaeddin and commanded the crier fare forth to the crowd and cry aloud that he had pardoned his son-in- law and received him back into favour.
Let the Sworder forthright make sharp his sword; for the ground thirsteth for their blood.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "sworder" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
