Le Morte d'Arthur: Volume 1 — Page 11
How Sir Launcelot came into the Chapel Perilous and gat there of a dead corpse a piece of the cloth and a sword.
Wie Sir Launcelot in die Kapelle Perilous kam und dort von einer Leiche ein Stück des Tuches und ein Schwert nahm.
CHAPTER XVI. How Sir Launcelot at the request of a lady recovered a falcon, by which he was deceived.
KAPITEL XVI. Wie Sir Launcelot auf Bitten einer Dame einen Falken zurückgewann, durch den er getäuscht wurde.
CHAPTER XVII. How Sir Launcelot overtook a knight which chased his wife to have slain her, and how he said to him.
KAPITEL XVII. Wie Sir Launcelot einen Ritter einholte, der seine Frau jagte, um sie zu töten, und was er zu ihm sagte.
CHAPTER XVIII. How Sir Launcelot came to King Arthur's Court, and how there were recounted all his noble feats and acts.
KAPITEL XVIII. Wie Sir Launcelot an König Artus' Hof kam und wie dort all seine edlen Taten und Leistungen berichtet wurden.
BOOK VII.
BUCH VII.
CHAPTER I. How Beaumains came to King Arthur's Court and demanded three petitions of King Arthur.
KAPITEL I. Wie Beaumains an König Artus' Hof kam und drei Bitten an König Artus stellte.
CHAPTER II. How Sir Launcelot and Sir Gawaine were wroth because Sir Kay mocked Beaumains, and of a damosel which desired a knight to fight for a lady.
KAPITEL II. Wie Sir Launcelot und Sir Gawaine zornig waren, weil Sir Kay Beaumains verspottete, und von einer Jungfrau, die einen Ritter begehrte, der für eine Dame kämpfen sollte.
CHAPTER III. How Beaumains desired the battle, and how it was granted to him, and how he desired to be made knight of Sir Launcelot.
KAPITEL III. Wie Beaumains den Kampf begehrte und wie er ihm gewährt wurde, und wie er begehrte, von Sir Launcelot zum Ritter geschlagen zu werden.
CHAPTER IV. How Beaumains departed, and how he gat of Sir Kay a spear and a shield, and how he jousted with Sir Launcelot.
KAPITEL IV. Wie Beaumains aufbrach und wie er von Sir Kay einen Speer und einen Schild erlangte, und wie er mit Sir Launcelot tjostierte.
CHAPTER V. How Beaumains told to Sir Launcelot his name, and how he was dubbed knight of Sir Launcelot, and after overtook the damosel.
KAPITEL V. Wie Beaumains Sir Launcelot seinen Namen nannte, und wie er von Sir Launcelot zum Ritter geschlagen wurde, und wie er danach die Jungfrau einholte.
CHAPTER VI. How Beaumains fought and slew two knights at a passage.
KAPITEL VI. Wie Beaumains kämpfte und zwei Ritter an einem Engpass erschlug.
CHAPTER VII. How Beaumains fought with the Knight of the Black Launds, and fought with him till he fell down and died.
KAPITEL VII. Wie Beaumains mit dem Ritter der Schwarzen Fluren kämpfte und mit ihm rang, bis dieser niederfiel und starb.
CHAPTER VIII.
KAPITEL VIII.
Vocabulary
- Wie
- How; used to ask or describe manner
- in
- In; preposition indicating location or time
- die
- The; definite article for feminine or plural nouns
- Kapelle
- Chapel; small Christian place of worship
- kam
- Came; past tense of kommen, to come
- und
- And; basic coordinating conjunction
- dort
- There; indicating a place away from speaker
- von
- From or of; preposition indicating origin or possession
- einer
- A or one; indefinite article in dative feminine
- Leiche
- Corpse; dead body of a person
- ein
- A or one; indefinite article for neuter or masculine
- Stück
- Piece; a portion or fragment of something
- des
- Of the; genitive definite article for masculine or neuter
- Tuches
- Of the cloth; genitive of Tuch, fabric
- Schwert
- Sword; bladed weapon used in combat
- nahm
- Took; past tense of nehmen, to take
- KAPITEL
- Chapter; a section division in a book
- auf
- On or upon; preposition indicating position or direction
- Bitten
- Requests or pleas; asking earnestly for something
- Dame
- Lady; a noblewoman or woman of rank
- einen
- A or one; indefinite article in accusative masculine
- Falken
- Falcon; a bird of prey used in hunting
- zurückgewann
- Won back; past tense of zurückgewinnen, to reclaim
- durch
- Through or by; preposition indicating means or passage
- den
- The; definite article in accusative masculine
- er
- He; third person singular masculine pronoun
- getäuscht
- Deceived; past participle of täuschen, to trick
- wurde
- Was or became; past tense of werden
- Ritter
- Knight; an armored warrior of noble rank
- einholte
- Caught up with; past tense of einholen
- der
- The; definite article for masculine or relative pronoun
- seine
- His; possessive pronoun for third person singular
- Frau
- Woman or wife; adult female person or spouse
- jagte
- Chased or hunted; past tense of jagen
- um
- Around or in order to; preposition or conjunction
- sie
- She, her, or they; third person pronoun
- zu
- To; preposition or infinitive marker
- töten
- To kill; to cause the death of someone
- was
- What; interrogative or relative pronoun
- ihm
- Him or to him; dative masculine pronoun
- sagte
- Said; past tense of sagen, to say
- an
- At or on; preposition indicating location or direction
- König
- King; male ruler of a kingdom
- Hof
- Court or yard; royal court or courtyard
- wie
- How or as; conjunction or interrogative adverb
- all
- All; every or the entirety of something
- edlen
- Noble; adjective describing honorable or aristocratic deeds
- Taten
- Deeds or acts; plural of Tat, action
- Leistungen
- Achievements or performances; plural of Leistung
- berichtet
- Reported; past participle of berichten, to report
- wurden
- Were; past tense plural of werden
- BUCH
- Book; a written or printed literary work
- drei
- Three; the cardinal number 3
- stellte
- Placed or presented; past tense of stellen
- zornig
- Angry; feeling or showing strong displeasure
- waren
- Were; past tense plural of sein, to be
- weil
- Because; subordinating conjunction explaining reason
- verspottete
- Mocked; past tense of verspotten, to ridicule
- Jungfrau
- Maiden or virgin; a young unmarried woman
- begehrte
- Desired or requested; past tense of begehren
- für
- For; preposition indicating purpose or benefit
- eine
- A or one; indefinite article for feminine nouns
- kämpfen
- To fight; to engage in combat or struggle
- sollte
- Should or was supposed to; past tense of sollen
- Kampf
- Fight or battle; a physical or competitive struggle
- gewährt
- Granted; past participle of gewähren, to grant
- zum
- To the; contraction of zu and dem
- geschlagen
- Beaten; past participle of schlagen, to strike
- werden
- To become or to be; auxiliary or main verb
- aufbrach
- Set out; past tense of aufbrechen, to depart
- Speer
- Spear or lance; a long pointed throwing weapon
- Schild
- Shield; a protective armor carried in battle
- erlangte
- Obtained; past tense of erlangen, to acquire
- mit
- With; preposition indicating accompaniment or means
- seinen
- His; accusative masculine possessive pronoun
- Namen
- Name; a word by which someone is known
- nannte
- Named or called; past tense of nennen
- danach
- After that; adverb indicating subsequent time
- kämpfte
- Fought; past tense of kämpfen, to fight
- zwei
- Two; the cardinal number 2
- einem
- A or one; dative indefinite article masculine or neuter
- Engpass
- Narrow pass or bottleneck; a tight confined passage
- erschlug
- Slew; past tense of erschlagen, to kill by striking
- dem
- The; dative definite article masculine or neuter
- Schwarzen
- Black; adjective in inflected form referring to darkness
- Fluren
- Plains or fields; plural of Flur, open land
- rang
- Wrestled or struggled; past tense of ringen
- bis
- Until or up to; preposition or conjunction of time
- dieser
- This one or he; demonstrative pronoun masculine
- niederfiel
- Fell down; past tense of niederfallen, to collapse
- starb
- Died; past tense of sterben, to die
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