Sell-sword
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Alternative form of sellsword. alt-of, alternative
"He was a mercenary, a sell-sword, a barbarian out of the forested mountains of Norumbria. A wanderer by nature, he earned his keep wherever he went by the might of his sword-arm, by his skill with weapons."
Example
More examples"He was a mercenary, a sell-sword, a barbarian out of the forested mountains of Norumbria. A wanderer by nature, he earned his keep wherever he went by the might of his sword-arm, by his skill with weapons."
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