Ivanhoe

dr

That is, a mortal man.

ds

The City of God (Latin).

dt

If anv man is tempted by the Devil (Latin).

du

That is, worthless men (see the Bible, 1 Samuel 30:22).

dv

Low-born.

dw

Vest.

dx

That is, Muslims and Christians.

dy

Forward De Bracy! … Front-de-Boeuf to the rescue! (French).

dz

Absolve.

ea

Pagan idol in the Bible, Leviticus 18:21.

eb

Shield with heraldic design.

ec

Without the benefit of confessing their sins and receiving the divine sacrament.

ed

Ornamented belt worn over the shoulder.

ee

Norman war cry. Mount Joye was the standard (mounted banner or flag) of the early French kings, ritually presented to them on eve of battle by the Abbot of St. Denis in Paris (French).

ef

Type of thin silk.

eg

God be with you (Latin).

eh

Half-leap (French).

ei

French coin of small value.

ej

That is, God’s promise to Abraham that his descendants would create a great nation (the Bible, Genesis 12:1-3).

ek

Elsewhere called Gilbert; presumably Scott’s error.

el

Befuddled.

em

French coin.

en

Magpie.

eo

To put hands on the servants of the Lord (Latin).

ep

I excommunicate you (Latin).

eq

That good-for-nothing (Latin).

er

Used for curling hair.

es

A commissary is said to have received similar consolation from a certain commander-in-chief, to whom he complained that a general officer had used some such threat towards him as that in the text [author’s note].

et

God save you, worthy reverend (Latin).

eu

That is, November 30, when the church traditionally began collecting tithes; coming at a convenient date in the year, after harvest, it became a common date for settling debts of all kinds.

ev

That is, assist in doing evil.

ew

When needed, and to ward off the cold (Latin).

ex

Notorious robber (Latin).

ey

Sacred objects (Latin).

ez

Chivalric heroes of popular romance.

fa

Knights of the Arthurian legend.

fb

Expensive furs.

fc

St. Mary the Virgin, founded in London in 1185.

fd

See the 13th chapter of Leviticus [author’s note].

fe

On the Reading of Letters.

ff

Aymer, Prior of Saint Mary of Jorvaulx.

fg

May the devouring lion ever be crushed (Latin).

fh

Signs and spells.

fi

The edict which he quotes is against communication with women of light character [author’s note].

fj

Wench.

fk

The gift of loving thanks (French).

fl

That is, caught in the act.

fm