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Morthoron
Gondor
Oct 27 2012, 2:12am
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4. romaunce - deeds of a hero, Romaunce is a story or poem. The word "romance" has a much different meaning currently than to Chaucer when he used the word "romaunce": http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=romance
c.1300, "story of a hero's adventures," also (early 14c.), "vernacular language of France" (as opposed to Latin), from O.Fr. romanz "verse narrative," originally an adverb, "in the vernacular language," from V.L. *romanice scribere "to write in a Romance language" (one developed from Latin instead of Frankish), from L. Romanicus "of or in the Roman style," from Romanus "Roman" (see Roman). In fact, many chivalric "romaunces" have very little "romance" whatsoever.
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A Middle English Vocabulary Challenge
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SirDennisC
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Oct 23 2012, 12:53am
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Looks fun!
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Ardamírë
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Oct 23 2012, 1:05am
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Hazarding (definitley the right word!) a few guesses:
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Ethel Duath
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Oct 23 2012, 2:50am
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I'll give it a try
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Eye's on Guard
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Oct 23 2012, 4:57am
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Some great guesses so far, even some bingos!
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SirDennisC
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Oct 23 2012, 9:21pm
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I'll have you know
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Ardamírë
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Oct 23 2012, 9:55pm
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No doubt
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SirDennisC
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Oct 23 2012, 11:23pm
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I'll be surprised
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Ardamírë
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Oct 23 2012, 11:49pm
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Recalling my English lit. classes from last century...
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Morthoron
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Oct 24 2012, 5:16am
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Answers
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SirDennisC
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Oct 25 2012, 3:10pm
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My guesses...
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Phibbus
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Oct 26 2012, 1:17pm
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I'm gonna change
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Phibbus
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Oct 26 2012, 1:45pm
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I had peaked at the answers already
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DanielLB
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Oct 26 2012, 1:23pm
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Answers, this time trwly.
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SirDennisC
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Oct 26 2012, 8:10pm
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Woohoo! 3.5!
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Ardamírë
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Oct 26 2012, 9:08pm
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Yes, good show Ardamírë ;) //
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SirDennisC
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Oct 27 2012, 1:35am
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In my defense...
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Morthoron
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Oct 27 2012, 2:12am
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No defence needed
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SirDennisC
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Oct 27 2012, 3:19am
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Woot
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Phibbus
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Oct 27 2012, 12:27am
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Makes sense
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SirDennisC
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Oct 27 2012, 1:34am
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These are fun!
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dernwyn
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Oct 29 2012, 12:45am
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Ah, I see that Morthoron has provided the details
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dernwyn
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Oct 29 2012, 12:50am
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Weeelllll
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SirDennisC
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Oct 29 2012, 3:38pm
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Speaking of context, here is the line nayted is used
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SirDennisC
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Oct 29 2012, 4:03pm
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More about nayt than anybody wants to know
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Phibbus
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Nov 1 2012, 5:07am
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Thank you Phibbus
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SirDennisC
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Nov 2 2012, 3:05am
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This makes one appreciate
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dernwyn
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Nov 3 2012, 2:02am
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Over your head? Not at all --
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SirDennisC
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Nov 11 2012, 5:13am
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It's easy to understand
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dernwyn
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Nov 12 2012, 12:52am
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This just in
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SirDennisC
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Nov 14 2012, 3:20am
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That reminds me of a dreadful translation of
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Ethel Duath
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Nov 14 2012, 4:18pm
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My career in Medieval Linguistics
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macmallorn
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Nov 5 2012, 10:53pm
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Welcome to TORn Macmallorn!
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SirDennisC
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Nov 6 2012, 2:54am
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Thanks!
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macmallorn
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Nov 7 2012, 10:53pm
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