ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD GALIOT
From Old French galiote, from Italian galeotta, from Medieval Latin galeagalley.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GALIOT»
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galiot in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
galiot and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Romance of Arthur III: Works from Russia to Spain, ...
Tristan acknowledged his adversary; and Galiot said, "This is the greatest knight
known to the world: here I will receive death or become a valorous man." They
both struggled, showing each other their knightli- ness. Izhota dreaded the end of
...
2
The Romance of Arthur: An Anthology
Tristan acknowledged his adversary; and Galiot said, “This is the greatest knight
known to the world: here I will receive death or become a valorous man.” They
both struggled, showing each other their knightliness. Izhota dreaded the end of ...
Wind S. West. Works delayed. Tents in which the sheep were sheltered during
the night completely blown away, also the gardener's house outside the fort,
which was still unroofed. The galiot had enough to do to hold on. 17. — Quiet
weather.
4
Riebeeck's journal, &c., pt. 1-3, Dec. 1651-May 1662
Wind S. West. Works delayed. Tents in which the sheep were sheltered during
the night completely blown away, also the gardener's house outside the fort,
which was still unroofed. The galiot had enough to do to hold on. 17. — Quiet
weather.
Cape of Good Hope (South Africa) Archives, H. C. V. Leibbrandt, Jan Anthony van Riebeeck,
1897
Wind S. West. Works delayed. Tents in which the sheep were sheltered during
the night completely blown away, also the gardener's house outside the fort,
which was still unroofed. The galiot had enough to do to hold on. 17. — Quiet
weather.
6
A Guide to the Middle English Metrical Romances Dealing with ...
Galiot assembles a fresh force. The lady of Mely- halt gives Lancelot a red horse,
shield, and spear. Riding forth to battle, he sees the queen looking over a
parapet, and Love catches him by the heart. He sits upon his horse as still as any
stone ...
7
A Kent Squire: Being a Record of Certain Adventures of ...
o'clock he made her out to be a Dutch war-galiot of about two hundred tons, with
a crew apparently of thirty or forty men. He considered the position of matters for
some minutes, and then fetched a bucket of paint out of the forecastle. Taking a ...
Frederick William Hayes,
1900
8
Renaissance France at War: Armies, Culture and Society, ...
Jacques Galiot was born at Genouillac in Quercy in 1465 and was nephew to
another Galiot, Louis Xi's grand master (1479, d.1493), who unofficially adopted
him and ushered him into a career at court. the first Galiot was succeeded as
grand ...
9
Pirates of the Narrow Seas 2 : Men of Honor
Thank god the galiot had a shallow draft. It gave him inches more room, and
inches might be the difference between life and death. The Spanish xebecs had
a deeper draft than the galiot. “Get the lead out,” he barked. The carpenter's
mates ...
10
Lancelot in English Literature: His Rôle and Character
He works such havoc that Galiot at last is forced to enter the battle in person and,
charging against the black knight, bears him to the ground. But Lancelot's
subsequent deeds with the sword so arouse Galiot's admiration that he
concludes that ...
6 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GALIOT»
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galiot is used in the context of the following news items.
The mosque that stands on the sea: Kılıç Ali Pasha Mosque
When returning from the Battle of Lepanto, the galiot he was in was surrounded by the Ottoman fleet in 1575. Cervantes was captured by Kılıç ... «Daily Sabah, May 15»
Anne Arundel County and Howard County home sales
Galiot Dr., 8322-KHI Shipleys Crossing North Corp. to Jaime L. Iatesta, $455,000. Jumpers Hole Rd., 261-Yvonne Annette Eldridge to 261 ... «Washington Post, Apr 14»
Istanbul hosts the largest collection of Ottoman boats
“The galiot is thought to belong to the Ottoman Sultan Mehmet II, but it has not been proven yet. Another galiot whose owner may be either ... «www.worldbulletin.net, Oct 13»
Early Voyages, French Settlement in America
... river now known as the St. Charles, and in his galiot sailed up the majestic stream to the chief Indian settlement on the Island of Hochelaga. «The Moral Liberal, Feb 11»
Advice to the Etymologist: Never Lose Heart, or, The Origin of the …
By the way, galiot ~ galliot “a small galley” is also an English word, and I have to recall the episode told in the preface to the second (1929) ... «OUPblog, Jul 08»
Australian cruise: Bond Street meets outback
A sailing ship, sketched in blue, is believed to be Abel Tasman's, the Galiot, from which he mapped the coast in 1624. In another scene three ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Mar 08»