# Endnotes explained — Lais

> Chapter companion for Lais by Marie de France.

## What happens

The endnotes provide explanatory notes on wordplay in the original French text, specifically the meanings of 'Frêne' (ash) and 'Coudre' (hazel).

## Character check-ins

### Frêne

Her name is noted as meaning 'ash' in French, referencing a wordplay.

## Key lines

> This is a play on words; Frêne in the French, meaning ash, and Coudre meaning hazel.

The author explains that the names Frêne and Coudre are a pun, as they mean ash and hazel respectively.

_Clarifies the linguistic wordplay in the original text._

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