Present participle: engaging in sword combat or fierce dispute.
From 'digladiate' + '-ing' (present participle). Used to describe the ongoing action of combat, mostly now appearing in historical narratives and archaic texts.
Digladiating knights sound more romantic and dramatic than 'guys fighting'—language from combat eras often sounds more poetic because violence was an everyday part of life!
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