Le Morte d'Arthur: Volume 1 — Page 5
How the Knights of the Round Table were ordained and their sieges blessed by the Bishop of Canterbury.
Comment les Chevaliers de la Table Ronde furent institués et leurs sièges bénis par l'Évêque de Cantorbéry.
CHAPTER III. How a poor man riding upon a lean mare desired King Arthur to make his son knight.
CHAPITRE III. Comment un homme pauvre chevauchant une maigre jument supplia le roi Arthur de faire chevalier son fils.
CHAPTER IV. How Sir Tor was known for son of King Pellinore, and how Gawaine was made knight.
CHAPITRE IV. Comment Messire Tor fut reconnu comme fils du roi Pellinore, et comment Gauvain fut fait chevalier.
CHAPTER V. How at feast of the wedding of King Arthur to Guenever, a white hart came into the hall, and thirty couple hounds, and how a brachet pinched the hart which was taken away.
CHAPITRE V. Comment lors du festin des noces du roi Arthur avec Guenièvre, un cerf blanc entra dans la salle, accompagné de trente couples de chiens, et comment un braque mordit le cerf qui fut emmené.
CHAPTER VI. How Sir Gawaine rode for to fetch again the hart, and how two brethren fought each against other for the hart.
CHAPITRE VI. Comment Messire Gauvain chevaucha pour ramener le cerf, et comment deux frères se battirent l'un contre l'autre pour le cerf.
CHAPTER VII How the hart was chased into a castle and there slain, and how Sir Gawaine slew a lady.
CHAPITRE VII. Comment le cerf fut pourchassé jusqu'à un château et y fut tué, et comment Messire Gauvain tua une dame.
CHAPTER VIII. How four knights fought against Gawaine and Gaheris, and how they were overcome, and their lives saved at request of four ladies.
CHAPITRE VIII. Comment quatre chevaliers combattirent contre Gauvain et Gaheris, et comment ils furent vaincus, et leurs vies sauvées à la demande de quatre dames.
CHAPTER IX. How Sir Tor rode after the knight with the brachet, and of his adventure by the way.
CHAPITRE IX. Comment Messire Tor chevaucha à la poursuite du chevalier avec le braque, et de son aventure en chemin.
CHAPTER X. How Sir Tor found the brachet with a lady, and how a knight assailed him for the said brachet.
CHAPITRE X. Comment Messire Tor trouva le braque auprès d'une dame, et comment un chevalier l'attaqua pour ledit braque.
CHAPTER XI. How Sir Tor overcame the knight, and how he lost his head at the request of a lady.
CHAPITRE XI. Comment Messire Tor vainquit le chevalier, et comment celui-ci perdit la tête à la demande d'une dame.
CHAPTER XII.
CHAPITRE XII.
Vocabulary
- Comment
- How; introduces a question or explanation
- les
- The; definite plural article
- Chevaliers
- Knights; armored warriors of medieval nobility
- de
- Of; preposition indicating belonging or origin
- la
- The; definite feminine singular article
- Table
- Table; flat surface used for dining or meetings
- Ronde
- Round; circular in shape
- furent
- Were; past historic of être, third person plural
- institués
- Instituted; formally established or founded
- et
- And; coordinating conjunction linking elements
- leurs
- Their; third person plural possessive adjective
- sièges
- Seats; places designated for sitting
- bénis
- Blessed; consecrated or sanctified by religious authority
- par
- By; preposition indicating agent or means
- l'
- The; elided definite article before vowel
- Évêque
- Bishop; senior Christian clergy overseeing a diocese
- CHAPITRE
- Chapter; main division of a book
- un
- A; indefinite masculine singular article
- homme
- Man; adult male human being
- pauvre
- Poor; lacking wealth or resources
- chevauchant
- Riding; traveling on horseback
- une
- A; indefinite feminine singular article
- maigre
- Thin; lean, lacking flesh or fat
- jument
- Mare; adult female horse
- supplia
- Begged; pleaded earnestly with someone
- le
- The; definite masculine singular article
- roi
- King; male monarch ruling a kingdom
- faire
- To make; to do something
- chevalier
- Knight; noble warrior granted by a king
- son
- His; third person singular possessive adjective
- fils
- Son; male child of a parent
- Messire
- Sir; honorific title for a noble knight
- fut
- Was; past historic of être, third person singular
- reconnu
- Recognized; identified or acknowledged as someone
- comme
- As; used to indicate identity or comparison
- du
- Of the; contracted preposition with definite article
- comment
- How; interrogative adverb asking about manner
- fait
- Done; past participle of faire, accomplished
- lors
- At the time of; then, during that moment
- festin
- Feast; lavish celebratory meal or banquet
- des
- Of the; contracted plural definite article
- noces
- Wedding; marriage celebration or nuptial feast
- avec
- With; preposition indicating accompaniment
- cerf
- Stag; adult male deer
- blanc
- White; color of purity and light
- entra
- Entered; came inside a place
- dans
- In; preposition indicating location inside
- salle
- Hall; large room for gatherings or events
- accompagné
- Accompanied; followed or escorted by others
- trente
- Thirty; the number thirty
- couples
- Pairs; two matching individuals together
- chiens
- Dogs; domesticated canine animals
- mordit
- Bit; past historic of mordre, seized with teeth
- qui
- Who; relative or interrogative pronoun
- emmené
- Taken away; led or carried off elsewhere
- chevaucha
- Rode; past historic of chevaucher, traveled on horseback
- pour
- In order to; preposition indicating purpose
- ramener
- To bring back; to return someone or something
- deux
- Two; the number two
- frères
- Brothers; male siblings
- se
- Themselves; reflexive pronoun for third person
- battirent
- Fought; past historic of battre, struggled against
- contre
- Against; preposition indicating opposition
- autre
- Other; different or additional person or thing
- pourchassé
- Pursued; chased relentlessly to catch someone
- jusqu'
- Until; up to a certain point or place
- à
- To; preposition indicating direction or location
- château
- Castle; large medieval fortified residence
- y
- There; adverbial pronoun replacing a place
- tué
- Killed; caused the death of someone
- tua
- Killed; past historic of tuer, slew someone
- dame
- Lady; noblewoman or woman of high rank
- quatre
- Four; the number four
- chevaliers
- Knights; armored medieval warriors on horseback
- combattirent
- Fought; past historic of combattre, engaged in combat
- ils
- They; third person masculine plural pronoun
- vaincus
- Defeated; overcome or conquered in battle
- vies
- Lives; plural of vie, existence or life
- sauvées
- Saved; rescued from danger or death
- demande
- Request; act of asking for something
- dames
- Ladies; plural of dame, noblewomen
- poursuite
- Pursuit; act of chasing after someone
- aventure
- Adventure; exciting or dangerous undertaking
- en
- On; in; preposition indicating location or state
- chemin
- Road; path or way traveled
- trouva
- Found; past historic of trouver, discovered something
- auprès
- Near; close to someone or something
- d'
- Of; elided preposition before vowel
- attaqua
- Attacked; past historic of attaquer, assaulted someone
- vainquit
- Defeated; past historic of vaincre, conquered someone
- celui
- The one; demonstrative pronoun for a male referent
- ci
- This; adverb used with demonstrative pronouns
- perdit
- Lost; past historic of perdre, failed to keep
- tête
- Head; uppermost part of the human body
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