P. xxvi. _aduision_, vision.
_behourdys_, tournament.
_naure_, wounded.
_deffera_ = _desferra_, un-ironed; it means that Lancelot drew the
weapons out of the knight’s wounds.
_deuers_, “Préposition relative au temps et au lieu dont on parle;
près, vers, contre, proche; de _versus_.” Roquefort.
_octroya_, permitted (authorized).
_mouille_, _lit._ wetted; insulted.
P. xxvii. _veirent_, saw.
_escript_ (_écrit_), written.
_lassemblee_, the gathering; _i.e._ the war, strife.
_rua_, overthrew.
P. xxviii. _mire_, physician.
_gue_, ford, pass.
_tresues_, a truce; spelt _treues_ on p. xxix.
P. xxix. _esbatre_, to divert oneself. In modern French, _s’ébattre_.
P. xxx. _orrions_, shall hear.
_deust_ = _dût_.
_cheoient_, from _cheoir_, to fall. Compare _chûte_.
_poilz_, hairs.
_esbahy_, amazed.
_ortelz_, toes.
_chaille_; from _chaloir_, to be anxious about.
_dilacion_, delay.
P. xxxi. _paour_, fear.
_mire_, physician.
_veufue_, old.
P. xxxii. _cheuauche_, rides.
_boutte_, buts, pushes.
_iecte_ (_jeté_), cast.
_cuyde_, I believe.
_Si maist dieu_, so God aid me. Here _maist_ is put for _m’aist_.
_oncques_, ever.
_ennuyt_, this night, to-night.
_lottroyera_, will grant him his request.
_conroy_, troops.
P. xxxiii. _derrains_ (_derniers_), last.
_busines_, trumpets.
_Or y perra_, now it will appear.
_cuidoit_, believed; from the old verb _quider_.
_cheuauchent_, ride.
_ia_, already.
_tertre_, a small hill.
P. xxxiv. _adresse_, a cross-path.
_huy_, just before; _lit._ this day. Lat. _hodiè_.
_se pasme_, swoons.
_leans_, thither.
P. xxxv. _ores_, now.
_huy_, to-day.
_preudhomme_, a wise and prudent man.
_lottroye_, permits him.
_tref_, tent.
_nenny_, no!
_ains_, before.
_guerpiront_, will leave.
_deduys_, amusements, diversions.
P. xxxvi. _leans_, there.
_gerrez_, will lie.
_las_, tired.
_Ains_, but.
P. xxxvii. _semondray_, shall ask.
_esbahy_, amazed.
_tollez_, take away.
_creanca_, promised.
_lees_, wide, full.
_lices_, lists.
P. xxxviii. _emmy le pas_, in the midst of the passage.
_hucher_, to cry aloud.
P. xxxix. _lieue_, lifts.
_saisine_, disposal.
_enseignes_, tokens.
_aincoys_, first of all.
P. xl. _oncques mes_, never.
_a resiouyr_ (_réjouir_), in amusing.
_escondiroye_, will refuse.
_me poyse_, it troubles me.
_pieca_, long ago.
_se embronche_, covers his face.
P. xli. _sen esueillerent_, awoke thereat.
_Adonc_, then.
_riens forfait_, anyway injured.
P. xlii. _ne me mescreez mye que_, do not doubt me more than.
P. xliii. _doint_, gives, were to give.
P. xliv. _mesgnie_, properly the _suite_ or household of a prince; see
Roquefort s.v. _magnie_ and _maignee_.
_nef_, a boat.
_loue_, advise.
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