- Mettle (noun): a person's ability to cope well with difficulties or to face a demanding situation in a spirited and resilient way. (Spirit, strength of character, steel, resolve, backbone, grit.)
- Etymology: Latin metallum "metal; mine, quarry, mineral"
- This is a variant spelling of "metal" which won its independence.
- The reader's imaginative prowess is tested by the Gawain poet's sensuous (not sensual) description of the Green Knight; likewise, Gawain's mettle is tested by Lady Bercilak's more sensual (not sensuous) allusions and connotations.
- Knotty (adj.):
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