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SirDennisC
Gondolin
Oct 27 2012, 3:19am
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You were awarded a full point for the answer you gave... not only did its form fit the criteria of a proper answer according to the rules (such as they are), as far as I'm concerned it's also correct.
Further to this, the listing in the Sir Gawain glossary simply says "romaunce n. romance 2521 [OFr. roma(u)ns.]" with no further explanation (i.e. whether "story" or "love affair" is meant). The number refers to line 2521 of the poem: "As hit is breued in [th]e best boke of romaunce." It is not clear from the context which meaning to take either... though I'm leaning more toward your definition than "love affair."
In any event, I'm glad you spoke up because I think you are owed an additional point for "cheryche = comfort." The listing in Sir Gawain says "v. to treat kindly; to salute graciously." It is clear from that why I accepted "cherish" as the correct answer (aka definition) but I think the v. "comfort" is contained in Tolkien's definition as well. (Now you are at 8 out of 10... very well done!)
For the record, there are five words from each glossary on the list. For some reason though, we seem to have zeroed in on the Sir Gawain words moreso than the others.
(This post was edited by SirDennisC on Oct 27 2012, 3:28am)
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Post edited by SirDennisC
(Gondolin) on Oct 27 2012, 3:22am
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Post edited by SirDennisC
(Gondolin) on Oct 27 2012, 3:28am
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