Wace

[ wahs, weys; French was ]

noun

1. Ro·bert [rob, -ert, r, aw-, ber], Wace of Jersey, c1100–c1180, Anglo-Norman poet born on the Channel Island of Jersey.

Wace

/ weɪs /

noun

1. WaceRobert?1100MAnglo-NormanWRITING: poet Robert. born ?1100, Anglo-Norman poet; author of the Roman de Brut and Roman de Rou

Example Sentences

Huxley quotes with satirical gusto Dr. Wace's declaration as to the word "Infidel."

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Wace has for Layamons wed-broer, in one instance cousin, in another nephew.

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Dr. Wace continues that is not "his difference from Christians."

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Like Wace, she used a literary dialect which probably differed very widely from common Norman speech.

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It is from Mr. Wace, indeed, that the particulars upon which this narrative is based were derived.

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