On 13 Sep 2022 as I do recall,
          Paul Sprangers  wrote:
> PS @Harriet: can you explain to a non-native speaker what  "Loyaulte me
> lie" means? I'm puzzled since a long long time.
> 
Probably because it's not English;  it's Norman French, like "Honi soit
qui mal y pense" (the motto of the Order of the Garter).
It's a personal affirmation on several levels, and a historical
allusion....
-- 
Harriet Bazley                     ==  Loyaulte me lie ==
He who hesitates is sometimes saved.
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