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WHAT DOES SIR KAY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Sir Kay

Sir Kay

In Arthurian legend, Sir Kay /ˈkeɪ/ is Sir Ector's son and King Arthur's foster brother and later seneschal, as well as one of the first Knights of the Round Table. In later literature he is known for his acid tongue and bullying, boorish behavior, but in earlier accounts he was one of Arthur's premier warriors. Along with Bedivere, with whom he is frequently associated, Kay is one of the earliest characters associated with Arthur.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SIR KAY

Sir Bedivere
Sir Bors
Sir Frederick
Sir Galahad
Sir Roger de Coverley
sir-reverence
Siracusa
Siraj-ud-daula
sircar
sirdar
sire
siree
siren
siren call
siren song
sirenian
sirenic
sirenize
Siret

WORDS THAT END LIKE SIR KAY

anyway
away
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bay
be that as it may
birthday
Blu-ray
Conway
day
display
everyday
Friday
from day to day
gay
gray
hay
highway
holiday
in a way
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Synonyms and antonyms of Sir Kay in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «Sir Kay» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SIR KAY

Find out the translation of Sir Kay to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
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Translator English - Chinese

凯先生
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Sir Kay
570 millions of speakers

English

Sir Kay
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

सर Kay
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

سيدي كاي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

сэр Кей
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Sir Kay
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

স্যার কে
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Sir Kay
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Sir Kay
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Sir Kay
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

卿ケイ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

케이 경
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Sir Kay
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Sir Kay
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சர் கே
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सर के
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Bay Kay
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Sir Kay
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Sir Kay
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

сер Кей
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Sir Kay
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

Sir Kay
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

Sir Kay
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

Sir Kay
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

Sir Kay
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Sir Kay

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SIR KAY»

The term «Sir Kay» is normally little used and occupies the 134.123 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SIR KAY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Sir Kay

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SIR KAY»

Discover the use of Sir Kay in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Sir Kay and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Story of the Grail and the Passing of Arthur
SIR KAY BESPEAKETH SIR GERAINT his court were come hunting into the neighboring woodland. So whilst Sir Geraint was considering which way he should go to escape from them, he was espied by a foot-page who was attendant upon ...
Howard Pyle, 2012
2
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
And then they all threyfeft Sir Kay, and turned unto Sir Launcelot, and there began great battle, for they alight all three, and strake many strokes at Sir Launcelot, and assailed him on every side. Then Sir Kay dressed him for to have holpen Sir ...
Mark Twain, 1889
3
The Story of the Champions of the Round Table [Illustrated ...
HOW SIR KAY LOST HIS SWORD 233 but he fool catched I fool and soused I fool in a well of cold water. So it came about that while I fool had the jest, he fool had the sport of the jest." Then Sir Kay understood in some manner what had ...
‎2008
4
Tales from King Arthur
Here he jumped down and tied his horse tightly to a tree, then, running up to the stone, he seized the handle of the sword, and easily drew it out; afterwards he mounted his horse again and delivered the sword to Sir Kay. The moment Sir Kay  ...
Andrew Lang, 1993
5
The Story of Sir Launcelot and His Companions [Illustrated ...
BEAVMAINS OVERTHROWETH SIR KAY 55 he would have fallen only for the address of horsemanship that Sir Gawaine had taught him in the year that had passed. But when Lynette beheld how that the spear of Beaumains was broken in ...
‎2008
6
The Story of Sir Launcelot and His Companions
Sir Kay doeth battle with Beaumains. So when Beaumains and Sir Kay were in allways prepared, each gave shout and drave forwardvery violently totheassault. And they metinthe midstof that course and in that encounter thespear of Sir Kay ...
Howard Pyle, 2014
7
Middle Ages for the Classroom: Plays, Fairy Tales and ...
replied Sir Kay “Let's move now,” Sir Kay and Sir Ector ran in both directions. Sir Ector ran in the guard's room and killed everyone he saw. Meanwhile, Sir Kay saw two guards right outside King Arthur's cell. Sir Kay ran in and struck both ...
Eric Burnett, 2002
8
Le MORTE DARTHUR: the Book of King Arthur and of His Noble ...
But so that ye will yield you unto Sir Kay the Seneschal, on that covenant I will save your lives, and else not. Fair knight, said they, that were we loath to do; for as for Sir Kay, we chased him hither, and had overcome him had not ye been, ...
Thomas Malory, 2009
9
The Story of King Arthur and His Knights
three of his companions in arms, perceiving the extreme peril in which he lay, thrust in betwixt him and Sir Balamorgineas with intent to take upon themselves the assault of that knight and so to save Sir Kay from overthrow. This they did with  ...
‎1903
10
The Story of Sitka: The Historic Outpost of the Northwest Coast
Sir Kay followeth Beaumains. Now some while after Beaumains had ridden after Lynette as aforetold, Sir Kay said to certain of those who were nigh him: "I am of amind to ride after our kitchen knaveandto have a fallofhim, for itwould be avery ...
Clarence Leroy Andrews

2 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SIR KAY»

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Four animals die in Chesapeake house fire
Captain Scott Saunders with the Chesapeake Fire Department confirmed that a home in the 3100 block of Sir Kay Court caught fire. Crews were able to get the ... «WAVY-TV, Aug 14»
2
Thomas Berger's Egoless Fictions
Sir Kay the seneschal comes to life as a bitchy pest obsessed with his own sense of inferiority, at last achieving nobility on the battlefield, slaying ten of the ... «The New Yorker, Jul 14»

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