Le Morte Darthur: The Winchester Manuscript (Oxford World's Classics)
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causer of their hasty judgement] sufficient reason for an immediate sentence
doubteth] fears
ghostly father] spiritual father, i.e. confessor
strengthen] enforce
magré] ill will
recrayed] recreant
booteth] avails
overled] oppressed
forecast of] conspiracy to commit
I trust … and ye may get me] I am quite sure that if you can lay hands on me
blow upon] insult
battle] battalion
stour] battle
for ye get here … do my utterance] you would get no honour here if I did my deadly best
breme] fierce
can you thank] express thanks
get you at avail] get advantage of you
meinie] company of followers
orgulous] over-confident
said unto] upbraided
with this] on this condition
never for nothing … stand in no peril] that she shall not in the future be in danger on account of any conjectures made in the past
shower] storm
say largely for] offer an open challenge on behalf of
sarpes of gold about their quarters] chains of gold round their hips
owches] ornamental clasps
clean] pure
recrayed] recreant
make avaunt] boast
gar make] have established
he beareth not … make it good] no man alive is able to prove that [in combat]
condescended] agreed
orgulous set] arrogantly minded
pick thee lightly] get yourself speedily
flemed man] a man forced to flee
all we that be not of your blood] i.e. even those of us who are not related to you
devoir] duty
trussed] equipped
on foot and hands] i.e. in submission
handle] get hold of
blow on their nails] i.e. to warm their hands
shend] destroy
dare] lurk
for] for fear of
whilorn] a while age
compare] contend
ladders] i.e. to storm the walls
stiff] strong
sue] follow hard
becalled] accused
a beast to a bay] a cornered animal forced to defend itself
sad brunts] grievous blows
leechcraft] medical skill
engines] missiles hurled from siege-engines
chafe] anger
most orgulest] most impressive
sought upon] pressed
sondes] messengers
depraved] denigrated
brought up of nought] raised from nothing
most king] greatest king
new-fangle] fickle
carracks] cargo ships used in sea-battles
let] prevent
discover me] confess
affiance] trust
wite] blame
sedle] short letter
pitched a new field] encamped ready for battle
chaflet] platform
proffer you largely] offer generous terms
wightly] quickly
condescended] agreed
beams] bugles
fainted] shrank
devoir] duty
tide] betide, let come
avail] advantage
a fathom] six feet (two metres)
bur] butt
tay] outermost layer
bees] arm-or neck-ring
works] hurts
lief] dear
eft] again
wap] lap
wan] darken
hoved] floated
holts hoar] grey woods
flemed] forced to flee
deeming] supposition
bezants] gold coins
graven] buried
beleft] remained
let] prevent
spered] enquired
dole] memorial almsgiving
disease] hardship
it was no boot to strive] opposition was useless
on His right side] i.e. with those who are saved
self] same
cast me] intend
shrive him and assoil] hear his confession and absolve
brother] i.e. fellow hermit
in the same suit] clothed likewise
took no force] cared nothing
cered] waxed
web] wrapping
careful] sorrowful
orgule] overweening
cubit] a forearm’s length
Steven] voice
houselled and eneled] given the Eucharist and extreme unction
dretching of swevens] troubling dreams
favour of makers] authorial partiality
anon as they had established their lands] as soon as they had arranged for the rule of their lands
done made] had made
paynims] pagans
behest] promise
aretted] presumed
translated] removed
Dutch] German
cunning] knowledge
enprised] undertaken
estates] social ranks