Gawain

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English

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Sir Gawaine the Son of Lot, King of Orkney, by Howard Pyle from The Story of King Arthur and His Knights (1903)

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Etymology

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From Middle English Gawayne, from Old French Gauvain, from Old Welsh [Term?], probably of Celtic origin, like many other characters from Arthurian legends, perhaps from Proto-Brythonic *gwalx (hawk) (from Proto-Celtic *wolkos) + *gwɨnn (white). Doublet of Gavin. More at Gawain.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɡəˈweɪn/, /ˈɡɑːweɪn/

Proper noun

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Gawain

  1. One of the greatest knights in Arthurian legend; he is King Arthur's nephew and a Knight of the Round Table.

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