Etymograph

English

swordplayer

Swordplayer comes from Middle English swerdplaer.

  1. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500swerdplaer1
  2. Englishearliest quotation 1671swordplayer1

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, English swordplayer
  2. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 1671, John Milton, Samson Agonistes, […].: “Have they not Sword-players, and ev'ry ſort / Of…”.

Lineage

  1. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500swerdplaerWiktionary, English swordplayer
  2. Englishearliest quotation 1671swordplayerWiktionary, English swordplayer. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 1671, John Milton, Samson Agonistes, […].: “Have they not Sword-players, and ev'ry ſort / Of…”

Every English word from Middle English swerdplaer

Today it means

noun One who takes part in swordplay; a fencer or gladiator.

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Etymograph / Middle English swerdplaer / swordplayer

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