Le Morte d'Arthur: Volume 1 — Page 6
How King Pellinore rode after the lady and the knight that led her away, and how a lady desired help of him, and how he fought with two knights for that lady, of whom he slew the one at the first stroke.
Comment le roi Pellinore chevaucha après la dame et le chevalier qui l'avait emmenée, et comment une dame lui demanda de l'aide, et comment il se battit contre deux chevaliers pour cette dame, dont il tua l'un au premier coup.
CHAPTER XIII. How King Pellinore gat the lady and brought her to Camelot to the court of King Arthur.
CHAPITRE XIII. Comment le roi Pellinore obtint la dame et la conduisit à Camelot à la cour du roi Arthur.
CHAPTER XIV. How on the way he heard two knights, as he lay by night in a valley, and of their adventures.
CHAPITRE XIV. Comment en chemin il entendit deux chevaliers, alors qu'il gisait de nuit dans une vallée, et de leurs aventures.
CHAPTER XV. How when he was come to Camelot he was sworn upon a book to tell the truth of his quest.
CHAPITRE XV. Comment lorsqu'il fut arrivé à Camelot il jura sur un livre de dire la vérité de sa quête.
BOOK IV.
LIVRE IV.
CHAPTER I. How Merlin was assotted and doted on one of the ladies of the lake, and how he was shut in a rock under a stone and there died.
CHAPITRE I. Comment Merlin fut ensorcelé et s'éprit d'une des dames du lac, et comment il fut enfermé dans un rocher sous une pierre et y mourut.
CHAPTER II. How five kings came into this land to war against King Arthur, and what counsel Arthur had against them.
CHAPITRE II. Comment cinq rois vinrent en cette terre pour faire la guerre au roi Arthur, et quel conseil Arthur eut contre eux.
CHAPTER III. How King Arthur had ado with them and overthrew them, and slew the five kings and made the remnant to flee.
CHAPITRE III. Comment le roi Arthur eut affaire à eux et les renversa, et tua les cinq rois et fit fuir le reste.
CHAPTER IV. How the battle was finished or he came, and how King Arthur founded an abbey where the battle was.
CHAPITRE IV. Comment la bataille fut terminée avant qu'il arrivât, et comment le roi Arthur fonda une abbaye là où fut la bataille.
CHAPTER V. How Sir Tor was made knight of the Round Table, and how Bagdemagus was displeased.
CHAPITRE V. Comment messire Tor fut fait chevalier de la Table Ronde, et comment Bagdemagus en fut mécontent.
CHAPTER VI. How King Arthur, King Uriens, and Sir Accolon of Gaul, chased an hart, and of their marvellous adventures.
CHAPITRE VI. Comment le roi Arthur, le roi Urien et messire Accolon de Gaule chassèrent un cerf, et de leurs merveilleuses aventures.
CHAPTER VII.
CHAPITRE VII.
Vocabulary
- Comment
- How; introduces a question or explanation
- le
- The (masculine singular definite article)
- roi
- King; male monarch of a kingdom
- après
- After; following in time or order
- la
- The (feminine singular definite article)
- dame
- Lady; a woman of rank or nobility
- et
- And; coordinating conjunction linking elements
- chevalier
- Knight; armored warrior of medieval nobility
- qui
- Who; relative or interrogative pronoun
- l'
- The; elided definite article before vowel
- avait
- Had; imperfect tense of avoir (to have)
- emmenée
- Taken away; led or carried someone elsewhere
- comment
- How; used in questions or exclamations
- une
- A/an (feminine indefinite article)
- lui
- Him/her; third-person singular indirect pronoun
- demanda
- Asked; past historic of demander (to ask)
- de
- Of/from; common preposition with many uses
- aide
- Help; assistance given to someone in need
- il
- He; third-person masculine singular subject pronoun
- se
- Himself/herself; reflexive pronoun for third person
- battit
- Fought; past historic of battre (to fight)
- contre
- Against; in opposition to someone or something
- deux
- Two; the number 2
- chevaliers
- Knights; plural of chevalier, armored warriors
- pour
- For; indicating purpose or benefit
- cette
- This (feminine); demonstrative adjective
- dont
- Of whom/which; relative pronoun indicating possession
- tua
- Killed; past historic of tuer (to kill)
- un
- One/a; masculine indefinite article or numeral
- au
- To the/at the; contraction of à + le
- premier
- First; ordinal number indicating primary position
- coup
- Blow/strike; a hit or sudden action
- CHAPITRE
- Chapter; a numbered section of a book
- obtint
- Obtained; past historic of obtenir (to obtain)
- conduisit
- Led/drove; past historic of conduire (to lead)
- à
- To/at; preposition indicating direction or location
- cour
- Court; royal household or enclosed yard
- du
- Of the; contraction of de + le
- en
- In/on; preposition indicating location or manner
- chemin
- Path/road; a way or route traveled
- entendit
- Heard; past historic of entendre (to hear)
- alors
- Then/so; indicating time or consequence
- qu'
- That/than; elided conjunction before vowel
- nuit
- Night; the dark hours after sunset
- dans
- In/inside; preposition indicating location within
- vallée
- Valley; low land between hills or mountains
- leurs
- Their; third-person plural possessive adjective
- aventures
- Adventures; exciting or dangerous experiences
- lorsqu'
- When; conjunction indicating time, before vowel
- fut
- Was; past historic of être (to be)
- arrivé
- Arrived; past participle of arriver (to arrive)
- jura
- Swore; past historic of jurer (to swear)
- sur
- On/upon; preposition indicating surface or topic
- livre
- Book; a written or printed literary work
- dire
- To say/tell; infinitive of the verb dire
- vérité
- Truth; the quality of being true or honest
- sa
- His/her; feminine singular possessive adjective
- quête
- Quest; a search or pursuit of a goal
- LIVRE
- Book; a major division of a long text
- ensorcelé
- Bewitched; placed under a spell or enchantment
- s'
- Himself/herself; elided reflexive pronoun
- d'
- Of/from; elided preposition before vowel
- des
- Some/of the; plural indefinite or partitive article
- dames
- Ladies; plural of dame, women of rank
- lac
- Lake; a large body of inland water
- enfermé
- Imprisoned/enclosed; shut inside a confined space
- rocher
- Rock; a large mass of stone
- sous
- Under/beneath; preposition indicating lower position
- pierre
- Stone/rock; hard mineral material or small rock
- y
- There/it; adverbial pronoun replacing a place
- mourut
- Died; past historic of mourir (to die)
- cinq
- Five; the number 5
- rois
- Kings; plural of roi, male monarchs
- vinrent
- Came; past historic of venir (to come)
- terre
- Land/earth; ground or territory of a region
- faire
- To do/make; common infinitive with many uses
- guerre
- War; armed conflict between groups or nations
- quel
- What/which; interrogative or exclamative adjective
- conseil
- Advice/council; guidance or advisory body
- eut
- Had; past historic of avoir (to have)
- eux
- Them; third-person masculine plural stressed pronoun
- affaire
- Matter/affair; a business or situation to handle
- les
- The; plural definite article for all genders
- renversa
- Overthrew/knocked down; past historic of renverser
- fit
- Made/did; past historic of faire
- fuir
- To flee; to run away from danger
- reste
- Rest/remainder; what is left over
- bataille
- Battle; a fight between opposing military forces
- terminée
- Finished/ended; past participle of terminer
- avant
- Before; preceding in time or position
- fonda
- Founded; past historic of fonder (to found)
- abbaye
- Abbey; a monastery or convent of monks/nuns
- là
- There; adverb indicating a specific place
- où
- Where; relative or interrogative adverb of place
- fait
- Made/done; past participle of faire
- Table
- Table; flat surface, or Round Table of legend
- Ronde
- Round; circular shape, as in Round Table
- mécontent
- Displeased/unhappy; dissatisfied with a situation
- chassèrent
- Chased/hunted; past historic of chasser
- cerf
- Stag/deer; a male deer hunted in forests
- merveilleuses
- Marvelous/wonderful; extraordinary and astonishing things
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