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SirDennisC
Half-elven
Oct 23 2012, 12:53am
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A Middle English Vocabulary Challenge
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Greetings!
Welcome to another instalment of "A Middle English Vocabulary Challenge," a word game drawn from two of J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle English glossaries:
A) A Middle English Vocabulary, by J.R.R. Tolkien, as published in Sisam, Kenneth, ed. Fourteenth Century Verse & Prose, London: Oxford University Press, 1955; and
B) Tolkien & Gordon ed. Sir Gawain & The Green Knight, London: Oxford University Press, 1963.
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Good news!
In order to play you require neither glossary as this is a game of guessing, reasoned or otherwise. We ask that those who do have access to the glossaries to wait until after you post to look up the words! As always please no answers in subject lines
Unto the Challenge
For each of the following words, please state its definition and/or a contemporary equivalent word as you deem appropriate.
1. moue
2. ilyke
3. bewty
4. romaunce
5. nayted
6. dredles
7. lofers
8. gruchyng
9. prufe
10. cheryche
There you go, have at them! And tarry not -- answers to follow in a few days.
Some parting advice from NZ Strider via NEB: "Try reading Middle English aloud while looking at the text. A few words that your eye misses your ear will catch."
(This post was edited by SirDennisC on Oct 23 2012, 12:56am)
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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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