courtly

[US]/'kɔːtlɪ/
[UK]/'kɔrtli/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. værdig og høflig; smigrende; med et præg af hoffet

Phrases & Collocations

courtly manners

hofmæssig manerer

courtly love

hoflig kærlighed

courtly attire

hofligt tøj

courtly behavior

hofmæssig opførsel

courtly romance

hoflig romance

courtly etiquette

hoflig etikette

Example Sentences

courtly furniture and pictures.

adelig møbler og billeder.

he gave a courtly bow.

han lavede en høflig bøjning.

The essay treats of courtly love.

Afsnittet handler om hofflig kærlighed.

she slipped into a more courtly role as if to the manner born.

hun gled ind i en mere høflig rolle, som om hun var født til det.

Later she may have begun to kill daughters of lower gentry, who were sent to her gynaeceum by their parents to learn courtly etiquette.

Senere kan hun have startet med at dræbe døtre af lavere adel, som blev sendt til hendes gynæceum af deres forældre for at lære hoffisk etikette.

The upper texts often became a confusing mixture of sacred and secular—and even anticlerical—poems, indicating its intended performance in courtly as well as ecclesiastical settings.

De øverste tekster blev ofte en forvirrende blanding af hellige og verdslige - og endda antiklerikale - digte, hvilket indikerer deres tilsigtede opførelse i både hoffets og kirkens omgivelser.

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