Talk:knightly
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- In the manner of a knight; chivalrously.
- 1485, Sir Thomas Malory, “lxviij”, in Le Morte Darthur, book X:
- Syr said Palomydes ye shalle haue myn aduyse to be ageynst Kynge Arthur as to morne for on his party wille be syre Launcelot and many good knyghtes of his blood with hym / And the moo men of worship that they be / the more worship we shalle we wynne / That is full knyghtely spoken said sir Tristram / and ryght soo as ye counceile me / soo wille we doo
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Removed / moved to Middle English by Astova. J3133 (talk) 21:06, 19 February 2022 (UTC)
- OED finds this in Shakespeare, Byron (as a comparative) and Tennyson. This, that and the other (talk) 09:12, 20 February 2022 (UTC)
- Cited (OED's cites date back to NED, so I copied them). This, that and the other (talk) 03:59, 1 April 2022 (UTC)
RFV-passed This, that and the other (talk) 11:42, 8 April 2022 (UTC)