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- verb archaic Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
marvel .
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Examples
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That marvelleth me, said the Black Knight, that any man that is of worship will have ado with him.
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And as for adversity no man marvelleth because all think they deserve ill.
The Theological Tractates and The Consolation of Philosophy Anicius Manlius Severinus Boethius 1908
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That marvelleth me, said the Black Knight, that any man that is of worship will have ado with him.
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Of the patience of Jacob scripture marvelleth, which abode seven years for his spouse, but who hath that soul of an adamant that may follow the patience of Paul?
The Golden Legend, vol. 4 1230-1298 1900
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Knight's spear that burneth, and marvelleth him right sore that it is not snapped in flinders of the great buffet he had received thereof, and him thinketh rather that it is a devil and a fiend.
The High History of the Holy Graal Anonymous 1869
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King Arthur heareth the words and seeth the beauty of the Lady and of the Child, and marvelleth much of this that She should call Him her
The High History of the Holy Graal Anonymous 1869
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Lancelot, or Perceval, or Messire Gawain, I should tell which of them soever I should first meet withal that he should go to her without delay, for much she marvelleth her that none of them cometh into the chapel, for none ought to enter there but good knights only.
The High History of the Holy Graal Anonymous 1869
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The lord of the Castle of the Griffons marvelleth much that Lancelot delayeth so long.
The High History of the Holy Graal Anonymous 1869
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Perceval beholdeth the fortress of the castle, and the entrance that was so perilous, whereof he marvelleth much.
The High History of the Holy Graal Anonymous 1869
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Perceval heareth this dolour, and marvelleth much what it may be.
The High History of the Holy Graal Anonymous 1869
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