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Show thicknesses depending on the season Portcullis-a grating of iron hung over the gateway of a fortified building and lowered between grooves to prevent passage of man or horse Portico-a colonnade or covered stoop or walkway, often at the entrance to a building P o s s e Comitatus-posse, in BauerWorlde summoned in emergencies, not on regular duty Prithee-pray thee, used to express a wish or request Riven-wrenched apart, split Sanctum-office Saracen-a term used in the Middle Ages to denote a nomadic folk of the deserts between Syria and Arabia who were enemies of the western Earthskis during the Crusades Riposte-a fencer's quick return thrust following a parry (which see) Sheepfold-a sheep pen, a corral Stone-a unit of measurement, equal to fourteen EarthPounds Troth-one's pledged word, used as an exclamation or oath Trow-believe, think Whence-from what place source, or cause Wight-a human being Will-desire, as in She wills it not Withal-a catch-all term meaning at various times together with this, besides, therewith, and on the other hand Wont-habitual way of doing things Wot-know, as in I_ wot not whence he came Ye-plural of you, used in both the Acutely Formal sense (as in 371 |