unguarded

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The sword he soon ungirded / and quiver laid aside, The mighty spear he leanéd / against the linden-tree: Beside the running fountain / stood the knight stately to see.

From The Nibelungenlied Translated into Rhymed English Verse in the Metre of the Original by Needler, George Henry

"Discinct" is good, but "ungirded" is better because it is not obsolete, and it is more sonorous and Saxon.

From Unicorns by Huneker, James

Then he unlaced his helm, and ungirded his sword, and laid himself down to sleep upon his shield tofore the cross.

From Stories of King Arthur and His Knights Retold from Malory's "Morte dArthur" by Cutler, U. Waldo

He went to the door and met the envoy, that ungirded his sword and laid it down.

From The Fall of the Niebelungs by Armour, Margaret

Left alone, Beowulf laid aside his iron mail, took off his brazen helmet and ungirded his trusty sword.

From Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 3 by Sylvester, Charles Herbert