Before the gate he went to meet the messenger, who ungirt his sword and laid it from his hand. |
And St. Laurence ungirt his robe, and giving his girdle to the sacristan, bade him show it in proof of what he told. |
Bareheaded and ungirt, the candidate is conducted before the dread tribunal. |
Pardon for the ungirt loin, for the service shirked, for all good deeds undone! |
Quickly he ungirt his sword and laid aside his quiver and leaned the stout spear against a linden bough. |
He threw down the felt boots, ungirt himself, put his belt on the boots, and took off his caftan. |