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  • ...the first, putting a thumb over the ''costa''<ref>''Costa'' “the back of a knife or weapon.” (Florio, 1611) There isn’t a common English equivalent whic ...on, reverting, reverse or a backblow. A powering down or overwhelmed’ – in short the ''riversa'' is a back-hand. (Florio, 1611) Note how even the cut from t
    299 KB (50,043 words) - 00:45, 29 March 2024
  • ...gems or garments. Their weapons were swords, battle-axe, bladed spear and short and narrow blades they called ''frimmen'', i.e. rapiers or daggers. No helm ...things, which was signified by the saddled horse. Also, the sword, shield, knife and spear must be kept by the wife in the event of the man's death, so that
    991 KB (179,111 words) - 16:56, 24 April 2024
  • ...ipt was present in 1436, the Paris manuscript in 1467, and the third (very short) manuscript is currently unknown to us. If there were an error in the 1467 ...eft and the two undedicated manuscripts on the right; in both columns, the short text of the PD and Paris will come first, followed by the longer paragraphs
    469 KB (84,022 words) - 20:44, 23 April 2024
  • Glaive, spear, sword, and knife, <br /> ...ncorrect. When your right side remains behind, thereby the hew becomes too short and may not have its correct path downwards to the other side before the le
    506 KB (95,073 words) - 19:42, 18 April 2022

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