GLOSSARY AND INDEX.

The following Index includes a Glossary of words now obsolete, or used with new meanings. Those proper names which in the text are spelt in more than one way, or have different epithets, are repeated in each of such forms, but without cross references. These have not been thought necessary, as their absence can hardly lead to mistake as to the identity of the names.

Abbey of La Beale Adventure, 77.
Abblasoure, place of, 359.
Abel, 395, 396.
Abelleus, 71.
Ablamor of the Marsh, 68.
Accolon of Gaul, Sir, 57;
hunts with Arthur, 79;
finds himself by a deep well, 80;
gets Excalibur and nearly kills Arthur, 82;
dies, 84;
86.
Adam, 395.
Adder stings and produces a war, 478.
Adtherp, Sir, 186, 187.
Affrike, 100.
Africa, 108.
Agente, earldom of, 469.
Aglavale, Sir, 259.
Aglovale, Sir, 152, 281, 333, 362, 448;
is slain, 459.
Agravaine, Sir, 42, 56, 139, 150, 152;
marries, 160;
169, 248, 250, 261, 279, 290;
is open mouthed, 412;
421, 431, 434, 438, 448, 450;
accuses Sir Launcelot and Guenever, 451;
tries to capture Sir Launcelot and is slain, 454.
Aguarus, 373.
Agwisance of Ireland, king, 35, 36, 152, 154.
Alakuke, lord, 104.
Albans, St., 28.
Alexander, 108.
Alexandria, 108.
Alice La Beale Pilgrim, 273.
Aliduke, Sir, 118, 413, 421.
Aligement, alleviation, 390.
Alis le Beale Pilgrim, dame, 455.
Alisander le Orphelin, 268, 270, 273, 422, 448.
Alisander the mighty conqueror, 467.
Alisandrie, country of, 100.
Allardin of the Isles, 67.
Allegiance, alleviation, 43.
Allein, 246.
Allhallowmas, 29, 33.
Almain, 100, 106, 107.
Almerie, cupboard, 411.
Almesbury, 481, 484. See Introduction, p. xviii.
Alphegus, Sir, 446.
Alther, of us all, 84.
Amant, 245, 251.
Ambage, country of, 100.
Ambler, 263.
And, if, 142.
Andred, Sir, 188, 190, 213, 264, 449.
Andret, Sir, 174.
Andrew, Sir, 232.
Anglides (prince Boudwin’s wife), 267.
Anguish of Ireland, king, 164, 168, 171, 177, 179, 181, 184, 419, 434.
Anguish of Scotland, king, 99.
Anguissance of Ireland, king, 448.
Aniause, king, 382, 383, 387.
Anjou, duke of, 469.
Annecians, 40.
Annowre (a sorceress), 209.
Ansirus, duke (the pilgrim), 273.
Antemes, 41.
Anwick, 486.
Arabe, mount of, 103.
Arabie, 100.
Arbray, castle of, 283.
Archade, 277.
Archbishop of Canterbury, 28, 30.
Aretted, reckoned, 1.
Arguis, Sir, 264.
Argustus, 377.
Aries (the cowherd), 65.
Aries le Vaysher, 248.
Aristance, Sir, 282.
Aristause, earl, 448.
Arminak, earl of, 469.
Arnold de Breusse, 139, 149.
Arnold, Sir, 152.
Arrage, country of, 100.
Arrok de Grevant, Sir, 449.
Arrouse, earl, 277.
Arroy, country and forest of, 89.
Arthur is born, 27;
pulls the sword out of the stone, 29;
made king, 30;
fights, 32;
35, 36, 39;
falls in love, 41;
first sees Guenever, 41;
dreams a dream, 42;
wants the quest, 43;
is made known to Igraine, 44;
fights, 46;
gets a sword, 47;
53;
fights Nero, 56;
is sick, 57;
loves Guenever, 64;
marries, 66;
74;
is warned by Merlin to keep his sword and scabbard, 75;
fights with five kings, 77;
rides his horse to death, 79;
finds himself in prison, 79;
fights Sir Accolon, and is nearly killed, 81;
goes to an abbey and recovers, 84;
follows his sister for the scabbard, 86;
95;
Roman Emperor sends to him for tribute, 98;
his splendour, 100;
ordains two governors to act while he goes to war with the Emperor of Rome, 101;
dreams of an encounter between a boar and a dragon, ib.;
giant crushes his ribs, 103;
embraces his knights after battle, 105;
crowned at Rome by the Pope, 110;
116, 120, 127, 133, 135, 137, 139, 145, 148;
holds a tournament at Avilion, 152;
156, 161, 167, 177, 187, 196;
justs with Sir Lamorak, 208;
cuts off the head of the Lady, 210;
223;
fights, 226;
228, 236;
fights Sir Tristram, 238;
243, 251, 256, 262, 274, 279;
cries a just, 286;
is at Lonazep, 303;
justs with Sir Dinadan, 305;
visits Sir Tristram, 315;
330;
Sir Launcelot returns to him, 344;
sees marvels, 350;
glad to see the remnant of his knights, 411;
415;
holds a tourney at Winchester, 420;
425;
justs, 434;
449;
hears the charge against Guenever, 452;
faints, 459;
lays siege to Joyous Gard, 461;
goes to war with Sir Launcelot, 470;
his life is war and strife, 475;
returns to Dover and fights, 476;
has a dream, 477;
kills Sir Mordred, 479;
received by three queens in a barge, 480.
Arundel, castle of, 268.
Asia, 100.
Assoil, absolve, 365.
Assotted, besotted, doting, 75, 274.
Astamore, Sir, 448, 452.
Astlabor, king, 318, 320.
Astolat (town of Gilford), 419.
Astomore, Sir, 413.
Astonied, stunned, 117, 123.
Attaint, fatigued, exhausted, 384.
Avail, lower, 110.
Avaunt, boast, 447.
Avelion, Avelon, the Isle of Apples, on which Glastonbury stood, 49.
Aventer, couch spear, 62.
Avilion, Isle of, 151, 152;
vale of, 480.
Avoid quit leave, 103.
Awk, backward, 182.
Babylon, 410.
Bachelors, knights, 37.
Bagdemagus, king, 78, 114, 116, 128, 152, 169, 275;
nearly killed, 355;
405, 470.
Balan, 42, 53, 57;
is slain, 62.
Balin le Savage, 42, 49, 52, 57;
slays Garlon, 59;
is slain, 62;
351.
Bamborow, 486.
Ban of Benwick, king, 32, 38, 41, 75, 224.
Bandes, king, 279.
Baptism, 280.
Barant le Apres, Sir, called king with the hundred knights, 448.
Barbers, 107.
Barbican, 103;
an outwork to defend the gate of a castle, 156.
Barflete (in Flanders), 101.
Barget, a little barge, 431.
Barham Down, near Canterbury, 477.
Mr. Wright says it is the site of an Anglo-Saxon cemetery, which, no doubt, suggested that a battle had been fought there.
Baronage, 265.
Barony, 96, 450.
Basdemegus, 57.
Battle, 264.
Battles, armies, battalions, 105, 265.
Baudwin of Britain, Sir, 30, 31, 101;
is a surgeon, 423;
428.
Bayonne, 469.
Beale Isould, 101.
Beale-Valet, castle of, 262.
Beame, trumpet, 478.
Bearn, earl of, 469.
Beaumains (Fair-hands), 129;
is called a kitchen-boy, 135;
140;
beats the red knight of the red lawns, 143;
148.
Beaume (Bayonne), 469.
Bedegraine, forest of, 34;
castle of, 35;
41;
battle of, 42.
Bedivere, Sir, 102, 103, 152, 421, 434, 448, 478;
throws Excalibur into the water, 480;
finds where Arthur is buried, 481;
meets with Sir Launcelot, 484;
is an hermit, 487.
Bee, ring, bracelet, or other ornament, 159.
Behest, promise, 209.
Behight, promise, 411.
Behote, promise, 168.
Belias le Orgulous, Sir, is slain, 459.
Belinus, king of Britain, 99.
Bellangere (a constable), 268.
Bellangere le Orgulous, Sir, 449.
Bellaus, 40.
Bellengerus le Beuse, 274, 421, 448, 455, 468.
Belleus, Sir, 115;
wounded by Launcelot, 115;
128.
Belliance le Orgulous, Sir, 198.
Bellias of Flanders, 37.
Bendelaine, Sir, 157.
Benoye, country of, 274, 343.
Benwick,
city of, 33;
34, 41;
land of, 75;
some call it Bayonne, 469;
471.
Berel, Sir, 104.
Berluse, Sir, 247.
Bernard of Astolat, Sir, 419, 420, 429.
Berrant le Apres, king, 295.
Bersules, Sir, 245, 251.
Bertelot, Sir, 338.
Bery, apparently meant for Bere, bier, or bear, 385.
Besaunt, a gold coin first coined at Byzantium, 95, 481.
Beseen, adorned, clothed, 51.
Bestad, Bested, beset, 476.
Betaught, recommended, 359.
Betid, happened, was; or, beat, 141, 332.
Bishop, the first, 407.
Black, all, 133.
Blamore de Ganis, Sir, 139, 173, 176, 179, 224, 230, 277, 413, 421, 448;
made a duke, 469;
484.
Bleise, 41.
Bleoberis de Ganis, Sir, 38, 139, 154, 173, 175, 177, 179, 199, 208, 223, 231, 275, 278, 287, 317, 413, 421, 435, 448;
made a duke, 469;
484.
Bliant, Sir, 338;
castle of, 341.
Bloias de la Flandres, 37.
Blois de la Case, 40.
Board, deck, 370.
Bobart le Cure Hardy, Sir, Arthur’s son, 449.
Bole, trunk of a tree, 126.
Book, swear upon a, 230, 259.
Boot, help, 162.
Borre, 41.
Bors de Ganis, Sir, 89, 103, 105, 139, 152, 154, 218, 230, 328;
sees a dragon, 330;
333, 343, 381;
joins in the quest, 383;
387, 390, 392, 397, 401, 407;
has his adventures chronicled, 411;
413, 421;
finds Sir Launcelot ill, 427;
435, 448;
is crowned, 469;
482.
Bors of Gaul, king, 32, 38, 41.
Boudwin, Sir, 267.
Brabant, 107.
Brachet, a small scenting dog, 66, 70, 79, 123, 165, 215.
Bragwaine, dame, 181, 185, 191, 205, 215, 220, 225, 230.
Braid, hastiness, 472.
Brain-pan, 167, 184.
Brandegore, king, 343.
Brandegoris of Stranggore, king, 35, 56.
Brandel, Sir, 118.
Brandiles, Sir, 152, 205, 209, 248, 250, 256, 413, 421, 431, 438, 448;
is slain, 459.
Brasias, Sir, 413;
a hermit, 415.
Brast, brake, 117.
Brastias, Sir, 26, 27, 28, 30, 33, 36, 433.
Brawn, muscular part of the hand, palm, 443.
Brenius, king of Britain, 99.
Breunor, Sir, 181.
Breuse Saunce Pité, Sir, 178, 201, 220, 230, 235, 239, 261, 270, 277, 287, 301, 339.
Brewnor le Noire, Sir, 129, 197;
is La Cote Male Taile, 205.
Brian de Listinoise, Sir, 118, 448.
Brian of the Forest, 67.
Brian of the Isles, 73, 152, 202, 205.
Briant, 37.
Briant de la Forest Savage, 40.
Briant of North Wales, Sir, 222.
Bridge, of iron and steel, 63.
Brim, furious, 464.
Brisen, dame, 327, 328, 331, 340.
Britain, 106;
Petit, 237;
Great, 356;
people Christianized, ib.
Britany, country of, 102;
duchess of, ib., 151;
161, 168, 191, 205.
Britons, 38;
full of pride and boast, 103;
105.
Broche, split, pierce, 39.
Bromel la Pleche, Sir, 328.
Browis, broth, pottage, 129.
Bruin, le Noire, Sir, 448.
Buffet, blow, 72, 73, 82.
Bulls from the Pope, 464.
Bur, an iron ring on the spear, to prevent the hand slipping, 479.
Burbling, bubbling, 240.
Burgen, bud, blossom, 451.
Burgoyne, 100, 103.
Bushment, surprise party (embushment, 34), 103, 110.