Le Morte d'Arthur: Volume 1 — Page 3
How all the children were sent for that were born on May-day, and how Mordred was saved.
Comment tous les enfants qui étaient nés le jour de mai furent convoqués, et comment Mordred fut sauvé.
BOOK II.
LIVRE II.
CHAPTER I. Of a damosel which came girt with a sword for to find a man of such virtue to draw it out of the scabbard.
CHAPITRE I. D'une demoiselle qui vint ceinte d'une épée pour trouver un homme de telle vertu qu'il pût la tirer du fourreau.
CHAPTER II. How Balin, arrayed like a poor knight, pulled out the sword, which afterward was the cause of his death.
CHAPITRE II. Comment Balin, vêtu comme un pauvre chevalier, tira l'épée, qui fut par la suite la cause de sa mort.
CHAPTER III. How the Lady of the Lake demanded the knight's head that had won the sword, or the maiden's head.
CHAPITRE III. Comment la Dame du Lac réclama la tête du chevalier qui avait gagné l'épée, ou la tête de la demoiselle.
CHAPTER IV. How Merlin told the adventure of this damosel.
CHAPITRE IV. Comment Merlin raconta l'aventure de cette demoiselle.
CHAPTER V. How Balin was pursued by Sir Lanceor, knight of Ireland, and how he jousted and slew him.
CHAPITRE V. Comment Balin fut poursuivi par Sir Lanceor, chevalier d'Irlande, et comment il jouta et le tua.
CHAPTER VI. How a damosel, which was love to Lanceor, slew herself for love, and how Balin met with his brother Balan.
CHAPITRE VI. Comment une demoiselle, qui aimait Lanceor, se tua par amour, et comment Balin rencontra son frère Balan.
CHAPTER VII. How a dwarf reproved Balin for the death of Lanceor, and how King Mark of Cornwall found them, and made a tomb over them.
CHAPITRE VII. Comment un nain reprocha à Balin la mort de Lanceor, et comment le roi Marc de Cornouailles les trouva et fit élever un tombeau au-dessus d'eux.
CHAPTER VIII. How Merlin prophesied that two the best knights of the world should fight there, which were Sir Lancelot and Sir Tristram.
CHAPITRE VIII. Comment Merlin prophétisa que les deux meilleurs chevaliers du monde se battraient en ce lieu, à savoir Sir Lancelot et Sir Tristan.
CHAPTER IX. How Balin and his brother, by the counsel of Merlin, took King Rience and brought him to King Arthur.
CHAPITRE IX. Comment Balin et son frère, sur le conseil de Merlin, s'emparèrent du roi Rience et le amenèrent au roi Arthur.
CHAPTER X. How King Arthur had a battle against Nero and King Lot of Orkney, and how King Lot was deceived by Merlin, and how twelve kings were slain.
CHAPITRE X. Comment le roi Arthur livra bataille contre Néro et le roi Lot des Orcades, et comment le roi Lot fut trompé par Merlin, et comment douze rois furent tués.
CHAPTER XI.
CHAPITRE XI.
Vocabulary
- Comment
- kɔ.mɑ̃ — How; used to introduce an explanation or question
- tous
- tu — All, every one of a group
- les
- le — The; definite plural article
- enfants
- ɑ̃.fɑ̃ — Children; young people not yet adults
- qui
- ki — Who, which; relative or interrogative pronoun
- étaient
- e.tɛ — Were; third person plural imperfect of être
- nés
- ne — Born; past participle of naître, masculine plural
- le
- lə — The; definite masculine singular article
- jour
- ʒuʁ — Day; a period of twenty-four hours
- de
- də — Of, from; very common preposition indicating relation
- mai
- mɛ — May; the fifth month of the year
- furent
- fyʁ — Were; third person plural simple past of être
- convoqués
- kɔ̃.vɔ.ke — Summoned; officially called together for a meeting
- et
- e — And; basic coordinating conjunction
- comment
- kɔ.mɑ̃ — How; introduces manner or method of an action
- fut
- fy — Was; third person singular simple past of être
- sauvé
- so.ve — Saved; rescued from danger or death
- LIVRE
- livʁ — Book; a major division of a literary work
- CHAPITRE
- ʃa.pitʁ — Chapter; a numbered section of a book
- D'
- d — Of, from; elided form of de before vowel
- une
- yn — A, an; indefinite feminine singular article
- demoiselle
- də.mwa.zɛl — Young lady; unmarried woman or maiden
- vint
- vɛ̃ — Came; third person singular simple past of venir
- d'
- d — Of; elided preposition before a vowel sound
- épée
- e.pe — Sword; a long bladed weapon used in combat
- pour
- puʁ — For, in order to; preposition indicating purpose
- trouver
- tʁu.ve — To find; to locate or discover something or someone
- un
- œ̃ — A, an; indefinite masculine singular article
- homme
- ɔm — Man; an adult male human being
- telle
- tɛl — Such; of that kind or degree
- vertu
- vɛʁ.ty — Virtue; moral excellence or special power
- qu'
- k — That; elided conjunction introducing a subordinate clause
- il
- il — He, it; third person masculine singular pronoun
- pût
- py — Could; imperfect subjunctive of pouvoir
- la
- la — Her, it; feminine direct object pronoun
- tirer
- ti.ʁe — To pull, draw; to extract something by pulling
- du
- dy — From the; contracted form of de + le
- vêtu
- ve.ty — Dressed, clothed; wearing particular attire
- comme
- kɔm — Like, as; preposition indicating similarity or manner
- pauvre
- povʁ — Poor; lacking money or resources; pitiful
- chevalier
- ʃə.va.lje — Knight; armored warrior of medieval nobility
- tira
- ti.ʁa — Drew, pulled; third person singular past of tirer
- l'
- l — The, it; elided definite article or object pronoun
- par
- paʁ — By, through; preposition indicating means or cause
- suite
- sɥit — Continuation; sequence following something else
- cause
- koz — Cause; reason or origin of an event
- sa
- sa — His, her, its; third person singular possessive adjective
- mort
- mɔʁ — Death; the end of life
- Dame
- dam — Lady; a woman of rank or title
- Lac
- lak — Lake; a large body of still water
- réclama
- ʁe.kla.ma — Claimed, demanded; asked for something as one's right
- tête
- tɛt — Head; the upper part of the human body
- avait
- a.vɛ — Had; third person singular imperfect of avoir
- gagné
- ɡa.ɲe — Won, earned; obtained victory or reward
- ou
- u — Or; coordinating conjunction presenting alternatives
- raconta
- ʁa.kɔ̃.ta — Told, recounted; narrated a story or event
- aventure
- a.vɑ̃.tyʁ — Adventure; an exciting or remarkable event or experience
- cette
- sɛt — This, that; feminine demonstrative adjective
- poursuivi
- puʁ.sɥi.vi — Pursued, chased; followed in order to catch
- Irlande
- iʁ.lɑ̃d — Ireland; island nation west of Great Britain
- tua
- tɥa — Killed; caused the death of someone
- aimait
- ɛ.mɛ — Loved; imperfect tense of aimer, third person singular
- se
- sə — Himself, herself, itself; reflexive pronoun
- amour
- a.muʁ — Love; deep affection or romantic feeling
- rencontra
- ʁɑ̃.kɔ̃.tʁa — Met, encountered; came across someone unexpectedly
- son
- sɔ̃ — His, her, its; third person singular possessive adjective
- frère
- fʁɛʁ — Brother; a male sibling
- nain
- nɛ̃ — Dwarf; a very small person or creature
- reprocha
- ʁə.pʁɔ.ʃa — Reproached; blamed or criticized someone for something
- à
- a — To, at; basic preposition indicating direction or location
- roi
- ʁwa — King; the male ruler of a kingdom
- trouva
- tʁu.va — Found; third person singular simple past of trouver
- fit
- fi — Made, had done; third person singular past of faire
- élever
- el.ve — To raise, erect; to build up or construct something
- tombeau
- tɔ̃.bo — Tomb; a monument or vault for the dead
- au-dessus
- o.də.sy — Above, over; indicating a higher position than something
- eux
- ø — Them; third person masculine plural disjunctive pronoun
- prophétisa
- pʁɔ.fe.ti.za — Prophesied; predicted future events with authority
- que
- kə — That; conjunction introducing a subordinate clause
- deux
- dø — Two; the number 2
- meilleurs
- mɛ.jœʁ — Best; superior in quality among others
- chevaliers
- ʃə.va.lje — Knights; plural of chevalier, armored medieval warriors
- monde
- mɔ̃d — World; the earth and all people on it
- battraient
- ba.tʁɛ — Would fight; conditional of battre, third person plural
- en
- ɑ̃ — In, at; preposition indicating location or manner
- ce
- sə — This, that; masculine demonstrative adjective or pronoun
- lieu
- ljø — Place, location; a specific spot or site
- savoir
- sa.vwaʁ — To know; also used as 'namely' listing specifics
- sur
- syʁ — On, upon; preposition indicating position or topic
- conseil
- kɔ̃.sɛj — Advice, counsel; guidance given to aid a decision
- s'
- s — Himself, themselves; elided reflexive pronoun
- emparèrent
- ɑ̃.pa.ʁɛʁ — Seized, took possession of; captured by force
- amenèrent
- am.nɛʁ — Brought; led or escorted someone to a place
- au
- o — To the, at the; contraction of à + le
- livra
- li.vʁa — Waged, delivered; gave over or engaged in battle
- bataille
- ba.taj — Battle; a large-scale armed military conflict
- contre
- kɔ̃tʁ — Against; in opposition to someone or something
- des
- de — Some, of the; partitive or plural indefinite article
- trompé
- tʁɔ̃.pe — Deceived, tricked; misled or fooled deliberately
- douze
- duz — Twelve; the number 12
- rois
- ʁwa — Kings; plural of roi, male rulers of kingdoms
- tués
- tɥe — Killed; plural past participle, more than one slain
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