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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading BALIN AND BALAN On a day there came a messenger to King Arthur saying that King Ryons of North Wales, a strong man in body, and passing proud, had discomfited and overcome eleven kings, and each of these to do him homage had cut his beard clean off as trimming for King Ryons' royal mantle.
all
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From this reading One place of the mantle still lacked trimming; wherefore he sent for Arthur's beard, and if he did not receive it he would enter England to burn and slay, and never would he leave till he had Arthur, head and all.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading BALIN AND BALAN On a day there came a messenger to King Arthur saying that King Ryons of North Wales, a strong man in body, and passing proud, had discomfited and overcome eleven kings, and each of these to do him homage had cut his beard clean off as trimming for King Ryons' royal mantle.
Arthur
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From this reading BALIN AND BALAN On a day there came a messenger to King Arthur saying that King Ryons of North Wales, a strong man in body, and passing proud, had discomfited and overcome eleven kings, and each of these to do him homage had cut his beard clean off as trimming for King Ryons' royal mantle.
Arthur's
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From this reading One place of the mantle still lacked trimming; wherefore he sent for Arthur's beard, and if he did not receive it he would enter England to burn and slay, and never would he leave till he had Arthur, head and all.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading BALIN AND BALAN On a day there came a messenger to King Arthur saying that King Ryons of North Wales, a strong man in body, and passing proud, had discomfited and overcome eleven kings, and each of these to do him homage had cut his beard clean off as trimming for King Ryons' royal mantle.
BALAN
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From this reading BALIN AND BALAN On a day there came a messenger to King Arthur saying that King Ryons of North Wales, a strong man in body, and passing proud, had discomfited and overcome eleven kings, and each of these to do him homage had cut his beard clean off as trimming for King Ryons' royal mantle.
BALIN
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From this reading BALIN AND BALAN On a day there came a messenger to King Arthur saying that King Ryons of North Wales, a strong man in body, and passing proud, had discomfited and overcome eleven kings, and each of these to do him homage had cut his beard clean off as trimming for King Ryons' royal mantle.
beard
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From this reading BALIN AND BALAN On a day there came a messenger to King Arthur saying that King Ryons of North Wales, a strong man in body, and passing proud, had discomfited and overcome eleven kings, and each of these to do him homage had cut his beard clean off as trimming for King Ryons' royal mantle.
bodynounUS /body/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading BALIN AND BALAN On a day there came a messenger to King Arthur saying that King Ryons of North Wales, a strong man in body, and passing proud, had discomfited and overcome eleven kings, and each of these to do him homage had cut his beard clean off as trimming for King Ryons' royal mantle.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading Tell thou thy king I owe him no homage, but ere long he shall do me homage on both his knees."
burnverbUS /bɜːrn/
To consume or be consumed by fire.
From this reading One place of the mantle still lacked trimming; wherefore he sent for Arthur's beard, and if he did not receive it he would enter England to burn and slay, and never would he leave till he had Arthur, head and all.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Tell thou thy king I owe him no homage, but ere long he shall do me homage on both his knees."
cameverbUS /keɪm/
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading BALIN AND BALAN On a day there came a messenger to King Arthur saying that King Ryons of North Wales, a strong man in body, and passing proud, had discomfited and overcome eleven kings, and each of these to do him homage had cut his beard clean off as trimming for King Ryons' royal mantle.
clean
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From this reading BALIN AND BALAN On a day there came a messenger to King Arthur saying that King Ryons of North Wales, a strong man in body, and passing proud, had discomfited and overcome eleven kings, and each of these to do him homage had cut his beard clean off as trimming for King Ryons' royal mantle.
cut
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From this reading BALIN AND BALAN On a day there came a messenger to King Arthur saying that King Ryons of North Wales, a strong man in body, and passing proud, had discomfited and overcome eleven kings, and each of these to do him homage had cut his beard clean off as trimming for King Ryons' royal mantle.
day
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From this reading BALIN AND BALAN On a day there came a messenger to King Arthur saying that King Ryons of North Wales, a strong man in body, and passing proud, had discomfited and overcome eleven kings, and each of these to do him homage had cut his beard clean off as trimming for King Ryons' royal mantle.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading One place of the mantle still lacked trimming; wherefore he sent for Arthur's beard, and if he did not receive it he would enter England to burn and slay, and never would he leave till he had Arthur, head and all.
discomfited
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From this reading BALIN AND BALAN On a day there came a messenger to King Arthur saying that King Ryons of North Wales, a strong man in body, and passing proud, had discomfited and overcome eleven kings, and each of these to do him homage had cut his beard clean off as trimming for King Ryons' royal mantle.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading BALIN AND BALAN On a day there came a messenger to King Arthur saying that King Ryons of North Wales, a strong man in body, and passing proud, had discomfited and overcome eleven kings, and each of these to do him homage had cut his beard clean off as trimming for King Ryons' royal mantle.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading BALIN AND BALAN On a day there came a messenger to King Arthur saying that King Ryons of North Wales, a strong man in body, and passing proud, had discomfited and overcome eleven kings, and each of these to do him homage had cut his beard clean off as trimming for King Ryons' royal mantle.
eleven
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From this reading BALIN AND BALAN On a day there came a messenger to King Arthur saying that King Ryons of North Wales, a strong man in body, and passing proud, had discomfited and overcome eleven kings, and each of these to do him homage had cut his beard clean off as trimming for King Ryons' royal mantle.
England
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From this reading One place of the mantle still lacked trimming; wherefore he sent for Arthur's beard, and if he did not receive it he would enter England to burn and slay, and never would he leave till he had Arthur, head and all.
enter
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From this reading One place of the mantle still lacked trimming; wherefore he sent for Arthur's beard, and if he did not receive it he would enter England to burn and slay, and never would he leave till he had Arthur, head and all.
ereconjunctionUS /er/
an old word for “before”
From this reading Tell thou thy king I owe him no homage, but ere long he shall do me homage on both his knees."
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Well," said Arthur to the messenger, "thou hast said thy message, the most insolent ever sent unto a king.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading BALIN AND BALAN On a day there came a messenger to King Arthur saying that King Ryons of North Wales, a strong man in body, and passing proud, had discomfited and overcome eleven kings, and each of these to do him homage had cut his beard clean off as trimming for King Ryons' royal mantle.
full
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From this reading Thou seest my beard is full young yet to make a trimming of it.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading BALIN AND BALAN On a day there came a messenger to King Arthur saying that King Ryons of North Wales, a strong man in body, and passing proud, had discomfited and overcome eleven kings, and each of these to do him homage had cut his beard clean off as trimming for King Ryons' royal mantle.
hastauxiliary verbUS /hæst/
an old form of “have”, used with “thou”
From this reading "Well," said Arthur to the messenger, "thou hast said thy message, the most insolent ever sent unto a king.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading One place of the mantle still lacked trimming; wherefore he sent for Arthur's beard, and if he did not receive it he would enter England to burn and slay, and never would he leave till he had Arthur, head and all.
head
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From this reading One place of the mantle still lacked trimming; wherefore he sent for Arthur's beard, and if he did not receive it he would enter England to burn and slay, and never would he leave till he had Arthur, head and all.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading BALIN AND BALAN On a day there came a messenger to King Arthur saying that King Ryons of North Wales, a strong man in body, and passing proud, had discomfited and overcome eleven kings, and each of these to do him homage had cut his beard clean off as trimming for King Ryons' royal mantle.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading BALIN AND BALAN On a day there came a messenger to King Arthur saying that King Ryons of North Wales, a strong man in body, and passing proud, had discomfited and overcome eleven kings, and each of these to do him homage had cut his beard clean off as trimming for King Ryons' royal mantle.
homage
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From this reading BALIN AND BALAN On a day there came a messenger to King Arthur saying that King Ryons of North Wales, a strong man in body, and passing proud, had discomfited and overcome eleven kings, and each of these to do him homage had cut his beard clean off as trimming for King Ryons' royal mantle.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Tell thou thy king I owe him no homage, but ere long he shall do me homage on both his knees."
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading One place of the mantle still lacked trimming; wherefore he sent for Arthur's beard, and if he did not receive it he would enter England to burn and slay, and never would he leave till he had Arthur, head and all.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading BALIN AND BALAN On a day there came a messenger to King Arthur saying that King Ryons of North Wales, a strong man in body, and passing proud, had discomfited and overcome eleven kings, and each of these to do him homage had cut his beard clean off as trimming for King Ryons' royal mantle.
insolent
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From this reading "Well," said Arthur to the messenger, "thou hast said thy message, the most insolent ever sent unto a king.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Thou seest my beard is full young yet to make a trimming of it.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading One place of the mantle still lacked trimming; wherefore he sent for Arthur's beard, and if he did not receive it he would enter England to burn and slay, and never would he leave till he had Arthur, head and all.
King
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From this reading BALIN AND BALAN On a day there came a messenger to King Arthur saying that King Ryons of North Wales, a strong man in body, and passing proud, had discomfited and overcome eleven kings, and each of these to do him homage had cut his beard clean off as trimming for King Ryons' royal mantle.
kings
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From this reading BALIN AND BALAN On a day there came a messenger to King Arthur saying that King Ryons of North Wales, a strong man in body, and passing proud, had discomfited and overcome eleven kings, and each of these to do him homage had cut his beard clean off as trimming for King Ryons' royal mantle.
knees
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From this reading Tell thou thy king I owe him no homage, but ere long he shall do me homage on both his knees."
lacked
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From this reading One place of the mantle still lacked trimming; wherefore he sent for Arthur's beard, and if he did not receive it he would enter England to burn and slay, and never would he leave till he had Arthur, head and all.
leave
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From this reading One place of the mantle still lacked trimming; wherefore he sent for Arthur's beard, and if he did not receive it he would enter England to burn and slay, and never would he leave till he had Arthur, head and all.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Tell thou thy king I owe him no homage, but ere long he shall do me homage on both his knees."
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Thou seest my beard is full young yet to make a trimming of it.
man
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From this reading BALIN AND BALAN On a day there came a messenger to King Arthur saying that King Ryons of North Wales, a strong man in body, and passing proud, had discomfited and overcome eleven kings, and each of these to do him homage had cut his beard clean off as trimming for King Ryons' royal mantle.
mantlenounUS /ˈmæntəl/
a loose covering like a cloak
From this reading BALIN AND BALAN On a day there came a messenger to King Arthur saying that King Ryons of North Wales, a strong man in body, and passing proud, had discomfited and overcome eleven kings, and each of these to do him homage had cut his beard clean off as trimming for King Ryons' royal mantle.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Tell thou thy king I owe him no homage, but ere long he shall do me homage on both his knees."
message
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From this reading "Well," said Arthur to the messenger, "thou hast said thy message, the most insolent ever sent unto a king.
messenger
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From this reading BALIN AND BALAN On a day there came a messenger to King Arthur saying that King Ryons of North Wales, a strong man in body, and passing proud, had discomfited and overcome eleven kings, and each of these to do him homage had cut his beard clean off as trimming for King Ryons' royal mantle.
most
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From this reading "Well," said Arthur to the messenger, "thou hast said thy message, the most insolent ever sent unto a king.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Thou seest my beard is full young yet to make a trimming of it.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One place of the mantle still lacked trimming; wherefore he sent for Arthur's beard, and if he did not receive it he would enter England to burn and slay, and never would he leave till he had Arthur, head and all.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Tell thou thy king I owe him no homage, but ere long he shall do me homage on both his knees."
North
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From this reading BALIN AND BALAN On a day there came a messenger to King Arthur saying that King Ryons of North Wales, a strong man in body, and passing proud, had discomfited and overcome eleven kings, and each of these to do him homage had cut his beard clean off as trimming for King Ryons' royal mantle.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading One place of the mantle still lacked trimming; wherefore he sent for Arthur's beard, and if he did not receive it he would enter England to burn and slay, and never would he leave till he had Arthur, head and all.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading BALIN AND BALAN On a day there came a messenger to King Arthur saying that King Ryons of North Wales, a strong man in body, and passing proud, had discomfited and overcome eleven kings, and each of these to do him homage had cut his beard clean off as trimming for King Ryons' royal mantle.
off
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From this reading BALIN AND BALAN On a day there came a messenger to King Arthur saying that King Ryons of North Wales, a strong man in body, and passing proud, had discomfited and overcome eleven kings, and each of these to do him homage had cut his beard clean off as trimming for King Ryons' royal mantle.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading BALIN AND BALAN On a day there came a messenger to King Arthur saying that King Ryons of North Wales, a strong man in body, and passing proud, had discomfited and overcome eleven kings, and each of these to do him homage had cut his beard clean off as trimming for King Ryons' royal mantle.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One place of the mantle still lacked trimming; wherefore he sent for Arthur's beard, and if he did not receive it he would enter England to burn and slay, and never would he leave till he had Arthur, head and all.
overcome
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From this reading BALIN AND BALAN On a day there came a messenger to King Arthur saying that King Ryons of North Wales, a strong man in body, and passing proud, had discomfited and overcome eleven kings, and each of these to do him homage had cut his beard clean off as trimming for King Ryons' royal mantle.
owe
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From this reading Tell thou thy king I owe him no homage, but ere long he shall do me homage on both his knees."
passing
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From this reading BALIN AND BALAN On a day there came a messenger to King Arthur saying that King Ryons of North Wales, a strong man in body, and passing proud, had discomfited and overcome eleven kings, and each of these to do him homage had cut his beard clean off as trimming for King Ryons' royal mantle.
place
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From this reading One place of the mantle still lacked trimming; wherefore he sent for Arthur's beard, and if he did not receive it he would enter England to burn and slay, and never would he leave till he had Arthur, head and all.
proud
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From this reading BALIN AND BALAN On a day there came a messenger to King Arthur saying that King Ryons of North Wales, a strong man in body, and passing proud, had discomfited and overcome eleven kings, and each of these to do him homage had cut his beard clean off as trimming for King Ryons' royal mantle.
receive
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From this reading One place of the mantle still lacked trimming; wherefore he sent for Arthur's beard, and if he did not receive it he would enter England to burn and slay, and never would he leave till he had Arthur, head and all.
royal
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From this reading BALIN AND BALAN On a day there came a messenger to King Arthur saying that King Ryons of North Wales, a strong man in body, and passing proud, had discomfited and overcome eleven kings, and each of these to do him homage had cut his beard clean off as trimming for King Ryons' royal mantle.
Ryons
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From this reading BALIN AND BALAN On a day there came a messenger to King Arthur saying that King Ryons of North Wales, a strong man in body, and passing proud, had discomfited and overcome eleven kings, and each of these to do him homage had cut his beard clean off as trimming for King Ryons' royal mantle.
said
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From this reading "Well," said Arthur to the messenger, "thou hast said thy message, the most insolent ever sent unto a king.
saying
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From this reading BALIN AND BALAN On a day there came a messenger to King Arthur saying that King Ryons of North Wales, a strong man in body, and passing proud, had discomfited and overcome eleven kings, and each of these to do him homage had cut his beard clean off as trimming for King Ryons' royal mantle.
seest
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From this reading Thou seest my beard is full young yet to make a trimming of it.
sent
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From this reading One place of the mantle still lacked trimming; wherefore he sent for Arthur's beard, and if he did not receive it he would enter England to burn and slay, and never would he leave till he had Arthur, head and all.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Tell thou thy king I owe him no homage, but ere long he shall do me homage on both his knees."
slay
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From this reading One place of the mantle still lacked trimming; wherefore he sent for Arthur's beard, and if he did not receive it he would enter England to burn and slay, and never would he leave till he had Arthur, head and all.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One place of the mantle still lacked trimming; wherefore he sent for Arthur's beard, and if he did not receive it he would enter England to burn and slay, and never would he leave till he had Arthur, head and all.
strong
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From this reading BALIN AND BALAN On a day there came a messenger to King Arthur saying that King Ryons of North Wales, a strong man in body, and passing proud, had discomfited and overcome eleven kings, and each of these to do him homage had cut his beard clean off as trimming for King Ryons' royal mantle.
TellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Tell thou thy king I owe him no homage, but ere long he shall do me homage on both his knees."
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading BALIN AND BALAN On a day there came a messenger to King Arthur saying that King Ryons of North Wales, a strong man in body, and passing proud, had discomfited and overcome eleven kings, and each of these to do him homage had cut his beard clean off as trimming for King Ryons' royal mantle.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading One place of the mantle still lacked trimming; wherefore he sent for Arthur's beard, and if he did not receive it he would enter England to burn and slay, and never would he leave till he had Arthur, head and all.
there
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From this reading BALIN AND BALAN On a day there came a messenger to King Arthur saying that King Ryons of North Wales, a strong man in body, and passing proud, had discomfited and overcome eleven kings, and each of these to do him homage had cut his beard clean off as trimming for King Ryons' royal mantle.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading BALIN AND BALAN On a day there came a messenger to King Arthur saying that King Ryons of North Wales, a strong man in body, and passing proud, had discomfited and overcome eleven kings, and each of these to do him homage had cut his beard clean off as trimming for King Ryons' royal mantle.
thoupronounUS /ðaʊ/
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading "Well," said Arthur to the messenger, "thou hast said thy message, the most insolent ever sent unto a king.
thydeterminerUS /ðaɪ/
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading "Well," said Arthur to the messenger, "thou hast said thy message, the most insolent ever sent unto a king.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading One place of the mantle still lacked trimming; wherefore he sent for Arthur's beard, and if he did not receive it he would enter England to burn and slay, and never would he leave till he had Arthur, head and all.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading BALIN AND BALAN On a day there came a messenger to King Arthur saying that King Ryons of North Wales, a strong man in body, and passing proud, had discomfited and overcome eleven kings, and each of these to do him homage had cut his beard clean off as trimming for King Ryons' royal mantle.
trimming
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From this reading BALIN AND BALAN On a day there came a messenger to King Arthur saying that King Ryons of North Wales, a strong man in body, and passing proud, had discomfited and overcome eleven kings, and each of these to do him homage had cut his beard clean off as trimming for King Ryons' royal mantle.
untoprepositionUS /ˈʌntuː/
an old word for “to”
From this reading "Well," said Arthur to the messenger, "thou hast said thy message, the most insolent ever sent unto a king.
Wales
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From this reading BALIN AND BALAN On a day there came a messenger to King Arthur saying that King Ryons of North Wales, a strong man in body, and passing proud, had discomfited and overcome eleven kings, and each of these to do him homage had cut his beard clean off as trimming for King Ryons' royal mantle.
Well
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From this reading "Well," said Arthur to the messenger, "thou hast said thy message, the most insolent ever sent unto a king.
whereforeadverbUS /werˈfɔːr/
an old word meaning “why” or “for that reason”
From this reading One place of the mantle still lacked trimming; wherefore he sent for Arthur's beard, and if he did not receive it he would enter England to burn and slay, and never would he leave till he had Arthur, head and all.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading One place of the mantle still lacked trimming; wherefore he sent for Arthur's beard, and if he did not receive it he would enter England to burn and slay, and never would he leave till he had Arthur, head and all.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Thou seest my beard is full young yet to make a trimming of it.
young
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From this reading Thou seest my beard is full young yet to make a trimming of it.
