See Also: Canute(dictionary)
Canute the Great(encyclopedia)

damsel (oh) and Canute (oh)


damsel (oh)



[Date: 1200-1300; Language: Old French; Origin: dameisele, from Latin domina 'lady of high rank']
a young woman who is not married
damsel in distress
a young woman who needs help or protection - used humorously

Canute (oh)



(?995-1035) the King of England from 1016 to 1035, who also became King of Denmark and Norway. According to an old story, King Canute once ordered the sea to stop moving towards the land.