Le Morte d'Arthur: Volume 1 — Page 12
How the brother of the knight that was slain met with Beaumains, and fought with Beaumains till he was yielden.
Cómo el hermano del caballero que fue muerto se encontró con Beaumains, y luchó con Beaumains hasta que fue vencido.
CHAPTER IX. How the damosel again rebuked Beaumains, and would not suffer him to sit at her table, but called him kitchen boy.
CAPÍTULO IX. Cómo la doncella reprendió de nuevo a Beaumains, y no consintió que se sentara a su mesa, sino que lo llamó chico de cocina.
CHAPTER X. How the third brother, called the Red Knight, jousted and fought against Beaumains, and how Beaumains overcame him.
CAPÍTULO X. Cómo el tercer hermano, llamado el Caballero Rojo, justó y luchó contra Beaumains, y cómo Beaumains lo venció.
CHAPTER XI. How Sir Beaumains suffered great rebukes of the damosel, and he suffered it patiently.
CAPÍTULO XI. Cómo Sir Beaumains sufrió grandes reprensiones de la doncella, y las soportó con paciencia.
CHAPTER XII. How Beaumains fought with Sir Persant of Inde, and made him to be yielden.
CAPÍTULO XII. Cómo Beaumains luchó con Sir Persant de Inde, y lo hizo rendir.
CHAPTER XIII. Of the goodly communication between Sir Persant and Beaumains, and how he told him that his name was Sir Gareth.
CAPÍTULO XIII. De la amable conversación entre Sir Persant y Beaumains, y cómo le dijo que su nombre era Sir Gareth.
CHAPTER XIV. How the lady that was besieged had word from her sister how she had brought a knight to fight for her, and what battles he had achieved.
CAPÍTULO XIV. Cómo la dama que estaba sitiada recibió noticias de su hermana de que había traído a un caballero para luchar por ella, y qué batallas había logrado.
CHAPTER XV. How the damosel and Beaumains came to the siege; and came to a sycamore tree, and there Beaumains blew a horn, and then the Knight of the Red Launds came to fight with him.
CAPÍTULO XV. Cómo la doncella y Beaumains llegaron al asedio; y llegaron a un sicómoro, y allí Beaumains tocó un cuerno, y entonces el Caballero de las Tierras Rojas vino a luchar con él.
CHAPTER XVI. How the two knights met together, and of their talking, and how they began their battle.
CAPÍTULO XVI. Cómo los dos caballeros se encontraron, y de su conversación, y cómo comenzaron su batalla.
CHAPTER XVII. How after long fighting Beaumains overcame the knight and would have slain him, but at the request of the lords he saved his life, and made him to yield him to the lady.
CAPÍTULO XVII. Cómo tras larga lucha Beaumains venció al caballero y habría de haberlo matado, pero a petición de los señores le salvó la vida, y lo hizo rendirse ante la dama.
CHAPTER XVIII.
CAPÍTULO XVIII.
Vocabulary
- Cómo
- How; interrogative or relative adverb of manner
- el
- The; definite article, masculine singular
- hermano
- Brother; male sibling
- del
- Of the; contraction of de and el
- caballero
- Knight; gentleman or horseman of noble rank
- que
- That, which, who; common relative or conjunction word
- fue
- Was, went; past tense of ser or ir
- muerto
- Dead, killed; past participle of morir
- se
- Reflexive pronoun; himself, herself, itself, themselves
- encontró
- Met, found, encountered; third person singular preterite
- con
- With; preposition indicating accompaniment or means
- y
- And; basic coordinating conjunction
- luchó
- Fought, struggled; third person singular preterite of luchar
- hasta
- Until, up to; preposition or conjunction of limit
- vencido
- Defeated, conquered; past participle of vencer
- CAPÍTULO
- Chapter; main division of a book
- la
- The; definite article, feminine singular
- doncella
- Maiden, young lady; unmarried woman or handmaiden
- reprendió
- Reprimanded, scolded; third person singular preterite of reprender
- de
- Of, from; very common preposition indicating origin or possession
- nuevo
- New, again; adjective or adverb of repetition
- a
- To, at; preposition indicating direction or indirect object
- no
- No, not; basic negation word
- consintió
- Consented, allowed; third person singular preterite of consentir
- sentara
- Would sit; past subjunctive of sentar
- su
- His, her, its, their; possessive adjective
- mesa
- Table; piece of furniture for eating or working
- sino
- But rather; conjunction expressing contrast or exception
- lo
- Him, it; direct object pronoun, masculine
- llamó
- Called, named; third person singular preterite of llamar
- chico
- Boy, kid, small; informal term for young male
- cocina
- Kitchen; room where food is prepared
- tercer
- Third; ordinal number before a masculine noun
- llamado
- Called, named; past participle used as adjective
- Caballero
- Knight; title for a noble mounted warrior
- Rojo
- Red; color adjective, masculine form
- contra
- Against; preposition indicating opposition
- cómo
- How; interrogative adverb asking manner or way
- venció
- Defeated, won; third person singular preterite of vencer
- sufrió
- Suffered, endured; third person singular preterite of sufrir
- grandes
- Great, large; plural adjective indicating size or magnitude
- reprensiones
- Reproaches, rebukes; plural noun for verbal criticism or scolding
- las
- The; definite article, feminine plural
- soportó
- Endured, bore, tolerated; third person singular preterite of soportar
- paciencia
- Patience; calm endurance of hardship or delay
- hizo
- Did, made; third person singular preterite of hacer
- rendir
- To surrender, yield; infinitive verb of submission
- De
- Of, from; preposition indicating origin or topic
- amable
- Kind, friendly; adjective describing pleasant behavior
- conversación
- Conversation; spoken exchange between two or more people
- entre
- Between, among; preposition indicating position or relationship
- le
- To him, to her; indirect object pronoun
- dijo
- Said, told; third person singular preterite of decir
- nombre
- Name; word used to identify a person or thing
- era
- Was; third person singular imperfect of ser
- dama
- Lady; noblewoman or woman of high social rank
- estaba
- Was; third person singular imperfect of estar
- sitiada
- Besieged; feminine past participle of sitiar, under siege
- recibió
- Received; third person singular preterite of recibir
- noticias
- News, notices; plural noun for pieces of information
- hermana
- Sister; female sibling
- había
- Had; third person singular imperfect of haber
- traído
- Brought; past participle of traer
- un
- A, an; indefinite article, masculine singular
- para
- For, in order to; preposition of purpose or destination
- luchar
- To fight, struggle; infinitive verb of combat
- por
- For, by, through; preposition of cause or exchange
- ella
- She, her; third person feminine singular pronoun
- qué
- What, which; interrogative or exclamatory pronoun
- batallas
- Battles; plural noun for armed military engagements
- logrado
- Achieved, accomplished; past participle of lograr
- llegaron
- Arrived, reached; third person plural preterite of llegar
- al
- To the; contraction of a and el
- asedio
- Siege; military blockade of a fortress or city
- allí
- There; adverb indicating a specific distant place
- tocó
- Touched, played, sounded; third person singular preterite of tocar
- cuerno
- Horn; animal horn or wind instrument made from one
- entonces
- Then, at that time; temporal adverb or connector
- Tierras
- Lands; plural noun for territories or regions
- Rojas
- Red; feminine plural adjective indicating the color red
- vino
- Came; third person singular preterite of venir
- él
- He, him; third person masculine singular pronoun
- los
- The; definite article, masculine plural
- dos
- Two; the cardinal number two
- caballeros
- Knights, gentlemen; plural of caballero
- encontraron
- Met, found; third person plural preterite of encontrar
- comenzaron
- Began, started; third person plural preterite of comenzar
- batalla
- Battle; armed fight between opposing forces
- tras
- After, behind; preposition indicating sequence or position
- larga
- Long; feminine adjective describing extended duration or length
- lucha
- Fight, struggle; noun for physical or figurative combat
- habría
- Would have; conditional of haber, auxiliary verb
- haberlo
- To have him; infinitive haber with direct object pronoun
- matado
- Killed; past participle of matar
- pero
- But; coordinating conjunction expressing contrast
- petición
- Request, petition; formal appeal made to someone
- señores
- Lords, gentlemen; plural of señor, men of rank
- salvó
- Saved, rescued; third person singular preterite of salvar
- vida
- Life; existence or living state of a person
- rendirse
- To surrender oneself; reflexive infinitive of rendir
- ante
- Before, in front of; preposition indicating presence or authority
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