durandarte of this name
Preserved but no longer current.
Meaning · English
Mourning the fall of his master at Roncesvalles, he was turned into the river. See Don Quixote, ii, 23. Actu- ally, it is Arabic wadi, a river, and Anas> its classical name (Strabd).
Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)
Sources & notes
Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.
Common questions
What does “durandarte of this name” mean?
Mourning the fall of his master at Roncesvalles, he was turned into the river. See Don Quixote, ii, 23. Actu- ally, it is Arabic wadi, a river, and Anas> its classical name (Strabd).
Is “durandarte of this name” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.