Yvain, the Knight of the Lion Glossary

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Knighthood

Rank, title, bravery.

Pentecost

A Christian festival celebrated on the seventh Sunday after Easter or the Jewish festival called savouth.

Disciple

A pupil, follower, fan, supporter, of a Christ, Teacher, leader or a philosopher.

Peasant

Countryman, agricultural worker or a small farmer.

Prance

To jump, bounce, skip, leap, spring or dance.

Slander

Lie, false statement, scandal, defamation.

Grumble

An expression of complaint, unhappy, discontented mood, protest or fuss.

Pluk

Pull off, pull out from the place of growth, pull away with force or a jerk.

Transcendental

Untrustworthy, unreliable, unstable, wicked, misleading, risky.

Errant

Moving in aimless manner, stray, wander, devious, mischievous.

Hideous

Horrible, very ugly, monster, animal, awful, weird.

Immense

Vast, huge, enormous, giant, boundless, massive.

Wag

To move constantly from side to side, backward and forward or up and down repeatedly.

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