Meaning of Cadrus | Babel Free

Definitions

A male given name, borne (in various spellings, including Cadrut and Cadruz) by a Knight of the Round Table in some editions of the Arthurian mythos.

Examples

“"He knows of the death of Cadrus?" "Yes. He speaks of him continually as his great friend. He exclaimed more than once 'Happy Cadrus to meet such an end.'"”

“[…] cadrus (148, ll. 18-19); here agornain & cadrus son compaignon (237, l. 5): “Agornain and Cadrus his companion.” The latter is to be rejected not only because Cadrus does not appear separately in the earlier list, but more especially[…]”

“... Cadrus not acted as he did. Since then you have done no different from Cadrus. You gained a name more feared than his, and you were proud enough to crow it over the corpses of your enemies. Now, thanks to your treachery, I am[…]”

“... Cadrus. 'He's the one who did it.' Eboricus refocused his gaze on Cadrus. He strode over to the younger boy. The latter looked around forlornly for help but none of us dared to get involved.”

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