Le Morte d'Arthur: Volume 1 — Page 9
How King Arthur held a parliament at York, and how he ordained the realm should be governed in his absence.
Wie König Artus ein Parlament in York abhielt und wie er anordnete, dass das Reich in seiner Abwesenheit regiert werden sollte.
CHAPTER IV. How King Arthur being shipped and lying in his cabin had a marvellous dream and of the exposition thereof.
KAPITEL IV. Wie König Artus, nachdem er eingeschifft war und in seiner Kajüte lag, einen wundersamen Traum hatte und von dessen Deutung.
CHAPTER V. How a man of the country told to him of a marvellous giant, and how he fought and conquered him.
KAPITEL V. Wie ein Mann aus dem Lande ihm von einem wundersamen Riesen berichtete und wie er gegen ihn kämpfte und ihn besiegte.
CHAPTER VI. How King Arthur sent Sir Gawaine and other to Lucius, and how they were assailed and escaped with worship.
KAPITEL VI. Wie König Artus Sir Gawain und andere zu Lucius sandte und wie sie angegriffen wurden und mit Ehren entkamen.
CHAPTER VII. How Lucius sent certain spies in a bushment for to have taken his knights being prisoners, and how they were letted.
KAPITEL VII. Wie Lucius einige Spione in einen Hinterhalt schickte, um seine gefangenen Ritter zu befreien, und wie sie daran gehindert wurden.
CHAPTER VIII. How a senator told to Lucius of their discomfiture, and also of the great battle between Arthur and Lucius.
KAPITEL VIII. Wie ein Senator dem Lucius von ihrer Niederlage berichtete und auch von der großen Schlacht zwischen Artus und Lucius.
CHAPTER IX How Arthur, after he had achieved the battle against the Romans, entered into Almaine, and so into Italy.
KAPITEL IX. Wie Artus, nachdem er die Schlacht gegen die Römer gewonnen hatte, in das Heilige Römische Reich einzog und so nach Italien gelangte.
CHAPTER X. Of a battle done by Sir Gawaine against a Saracen, which after was yielden and became Christian.
KAPITEL X. Von einem Kampf, den Sir Gawain gegen einen Sarazenen ausfocht, der sich danach ergab und Christ wurde.
CHAPTER XI. How the Saracens came out of a wood for to rescue their beasts, and of a great battle.
KAPITEL XI. Wie die Sarazenen aus einem Wald kamen, um ihr Vieh zu befreien, und von einer großen Schlacht.
CHAPTER XII. How Sir Gawaine returned to King Arthur with his prisoners, and how the King won a city, and how he was crowned Emperor.
KAPITEL XII. Wie Sir Gawain mit seinen Gefangenen zu König Artus zurückkehrte und wie der König eine Stadt gewann und wie er zum Kaiser gekrönt wurde.
BOOK VI.
BUCH VI.
CHAPTER I. How Sir Launcelot and Sir Lionel departed from the court, and how Sir Lionel left him sleeping and was taken.
KAPITEL I. Wie Sir Lanzelot und Sir Lionel den Hof verließen und wie Sir Lionel ihn schlafend zurückließ und gefangen genommen wurde.
CHAPTER II.
KAPITEL II.
Vocabulary
- Wie
- How; used to introduce manner or comparison
- König
- King; male monarch ruling a kingdom
- ein
- A, an; indefinite article or the number one
- Parlament
- Parliament; legislative assembly of a nation
- in
- In, into; preposition indicating location or direction
- abhielt
- Held, conducted; past tense of abhalten (to hold)
- und
- And; basic coordinating conjunction connecting clauses
- wie
- How, as, like; conjunction or adverb of manner
- er
- He; third-person singular masculine pronoun
- anordnete
- Ordered, decreed; past tense of anordnen
- dass
- That; subordinating conjunction introducing a clause
- das
- The; definite article for neuter nouns
- Reich
- Empire, realm, kingdom; a large domain or state
- seiner
- His; genitive/dative possessive pronoun (masculine)
- Abwesenheit
- Absence; state of being away or not present
- regiert
- Governed, ruled; past participle of regieren
- werden
- To become; auxiliary verb for future or passive
- sollte
- Should, was supposed to; past subjunctive of sollen
- KAPITEL
- Chapter; numbered division of a book or text
- nachdem
- After; subordinating conjunction indicating sequence
- eingeschifft
- Embarked, boarded a ship; past participle of einschiffen
- war
- Was; simple past of sein (to be)
- Kajüte
- Cabin; small room or quarters aboard a ship
- lag
- Lay, was lying; simple past of liegen
- einen
- A, one; accusative indefinite article (masculine)
- wundersamen
- Wondrous, marvelous; strange and astonishing in nature
- Traum
- Dream; images and thoughts experienced during sleep
- hatte
- Had; simple past of haben (to have)
- von
- Of, from, by; preposition indicating origin or possession
- dessen
- Whose, of which; genitive relative/demonstrative pronoun
- Deutung
- Interpretation, meaning; explanation of something obscure
- Mann
- Man; adult male person
- aus
- From, out of; preposition of origin or departure
- dem
- The; dative definite article (masculine/neuter)
- Lande
- Land, country; dative form of Land
- ihm
- Him, to him; dative form of er (he)
- einem
- A, one; dative indefinite article (masculine/neuter)
- Riesen
- Giant; a person or creature of enormous size
- berichtete
- Reported, told; simple past of berichten
- gegen
- Against; preposition indicating opposition or direction
- ihn
- Him; accusative form of er (he)
- kämpfte
- Fought, battled; simple past of kämpfen
- besiegte
- Defeated, conquered; simple past of besiegen
- andere
- Others, other; referring to additional people or things
- zu
- To, at, too; preposition or infinitive particle
- sandte
- Sent; simple past of senden (to send)
- sie
- They, she, them; third-person pronoun (plural/feminine)
- angegriffen
- Attacked, assaulted; past participle of angreifen
- wurden
- Were; plural simple past of werden (passive auxiliary)
- mit
- With; preposition indicating accompaniment or means
- Ehren
- Honors; plural of Ehre, meaning dignity or distinction
- entkamen
- Escaped, got away; simple past of entkommen
- einige
- Some, a few; indefinite pronoun indicating small number
- Spione
- Spies; plural of Spion, secret agents gathering information
- Hinterhalt
- Ambush; surprise attack from a concealed position
- schickte
- Sent; simple past of schicken (to send)
- um
- In order to, around; preposition or purpose conjunction
- seine
- His; possessive pronoun (masculine, nominative/accusative)
- gefangenen
- Captured, imprisoned; adjective form of gefangen
- Ritter
- Knight; armored warrior of the medieval nobility
- befreien
- To free, liberate; rescue someone from captivity
- daran
- Thereat, at it; contracted adverbial pronoun of reference
- gehindert
- Hindered, prevented; past participle of hindern
- Senator
- Senator; member of a senate or governing council
- ihrer
- Their, of them; genitive possessive pronoun (plural)
- Niederlage
- Defeat; a loss in battle or competition
- auch
- Also, too, as well; additive adverb
- der
- The; definite article (masculine nominative or genitive)
- großen
- Great, large; inflected adjective (dative/accusative)
- Schlacht
- Battle; large-scale armed conflict between forces
- zwischen
- Between, among; preposition indicating position or relation
- die
- The; definite article (feminine or plural)
- Römer
- Romans; inhabitants or soldiers of ancient Rome
- gewonnen
- Won, gained; past participle of gewinnen
- Heilige
- Holy, sacred; adjective describing divine or consecrated things
- Römische
- Roman; adjective relating to Rome or its empire
- einzog
- Moved into, marched in; simple past of einziehen
- so
- So, thus; adverb indicating manner or consequence
- nach
- To, after, according to; preposition of direction or time
- Italien
- Italy; country in southern Europe on the Mediterranean
- gelangte
- Reached, arrived at; simple past of gelangen
- Von
- Of, from; preposition indicating origin or topic
- Kampf
- Fight, struggle, battle; armed or intense conflict
- den
- The; accusative/dative definite article (masculine/plural)
- ausfocht
- Fought out, battled through; simple past of ausfechten
- sich
- Himself, herself, itself; reflexive pronoun (third person)
- danach
- Afterward, after that; temporal adverb of sequence
- ergab
- Surrendered, yielded; simple past of ergeben
- Christ
- Christian; one who follows the Christian faith
- wurde
- Became, was; simple past of werden (passive/become)
- Wald
- Forest, woods; large area covered with trees
- kamen
- Came; simple past plural of kommen (to come)
- ihr
- Their, her, your (formal); possessive or personal pronoun
- Vieh
- Livestock, cattle; domesticated farm animals collectively
- einer
- One, a; nominative/genitive indefinite pronoun (feminine)
- seinen
- His; accusative/dative possessive pronoun (masculine)
- Gefangenen
- Prisoners, captives; people held against their will
- zurückkehrte
- Returned, came back; simple past of zurückkehren
- eine
- A, one; feminine indefinite article (nominative)
- Stadt
- City, town; large urban settlement of people
- gewann
- Won, captured; simple past of gewinnen
- zum
- To the; contraction of zu + dem (dative)
- Kaiser
- Emperor; supreme ruler of an empire
- gekrönt
- Crowned; past participle of krönen (to crown)
- BUCH
- Book; a major division of a longer literary work
- Hof
- Court, courtyard; royal or noble household and residence
- verließen
- Left, departed; simple past plural of verlassen
- schlafend
- Sleeping; present participle of schlafen (to sleep)
- zurückließ
- Left behind; simple past of zurücklassen
- gefangen
- Captured, trapped; past participle of fangen (to catch)
- genommen
- Taken; past participle of nehmen (to take)
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