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Gawain
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gawain
English
thumb|Sir Gawaine the Son of Lot, King of Orkney, by Howard Pyle from The Story of King Arthur and His Knights (1903)
Alternative forms
en Gawaine
Etymology
From en enm Gawayne, from en fro Gauvain, from en owl, probably of en cel origin, like many other characters from Arthurian legends, perhaps from en cel-bry-pro *gwalx hawk (from en cel-pro *wolkos) + cel-bry-pro *gwɨnn white. en Gavin. More at Gawain.
Pronunciation
en /ɡəˈweɪn/ /ˈɡɑːweɪn/
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Sumxr-Gawain.wav US
Proper noun
One of the greatest en knights in Arthurian legend; he is King Arthur's en nephew and a Knight of the en Round Table.
Translations
the knight
Breton: br Gwalc'hmoei
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn 高文
Esperanto: eo Gavejn
French: fr Gauvain
Greek: el Γκάγουεν
Japanese: ja ガウェイン Gauein
Latin: la Galvaginus
Russian: ru Гаве́йн
Welsh: cy Gwalchmai
Anagrams
en aaginw gaiwan
en Arthurian mythology