Libeaus Desconus (English Wikipedia)

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  • Middle English Dictionary s.v. "ǧerfaucǒun: "1. A large falcon used in hawking, a gerfalcon; whit ~, the white gerfalcon of Iceland."
  • Middle English Dictionary s.v. "riǧǧe: "1a. (a) The back of a person"
  • Middle English Dictionary s.v. "rōte n.(1): "1.(a) A stringed instrument of the harp family"

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  • Weston's retelling gives "His shield and armour were black as pitch; there on he bare three devils (Mammettes<Mahomet, pagan idols) in shining gold" [15][16] but the critical edition (and C text) also includes here "trappure" meaning horse trappings, and the P text also inserts "paytrill" (poitrel) and crouper which are horse equipment.[17][18]
  • vv. 366–368 and footnote to 368ff: During their fighting with their falchions, the L text describes William as thrusting (launche) his weapon through Libeaus's shield, but in C text, this causes a cantel (piece) to fall off (v. 368), as given in Weston's translation. In the N text "A quarter fille to ground".