Le Morte d'Arthur: Volume 1 — Page 9
How King Arthur held a parliament at York, and how he ordained the realm should be governed in his absence.
Comment le roi Arthur tint un parlement à York, et comment il ordonna que le royaume serait gouverné en son absence.
CHAPTER IV. How King Arthur being shipped and lying in his cabin had a marvellous dream and of the exposition thereof.
CHAPITRE IV. Comment le roi Arthur, s'étant embarqué et reposant dans sa cabine, fit un rêve merveilleux et de l'explication de celui-ci.
CHAPTER V. How a man of the country told to him of a marvellous giant, and how he fought and conquered him.
CHAPITRE V. Comment un homme du pays lui parla d'un géant merveilleux, et comment il combattit et le vainquit.
CHAPTER VI. How King Arthur sent Sir Gawaine and other to Lucius, and how they were assailed and escaped with worship.
CHAPITRE VI. Comment le roi Arthur envoya messire Gauvain et d'autres vers Lucius, et comment ils furent attaqués et s'échappèrent avec honneur.
CHAPTER VII. How Lucius sent certain spies in a bushment for to have taken his knights being prisoners, and how they were letted.
CHAPITRE VII. Comment Lucius envoya certains espions en embuscade pour capturer ses chevaliers qui étaient prisonniers, et comment ils en furent empêchés.
CHAPTER VIII. How a senator told to Lucius of their discomfiture, and also of the great battle between Arthur and Lucius.
CHAPITRE VIII. Comment un sénateur informa Lucius de leur défaite, et aussi de la grande bataille entre Arthur et Lucius.
CHAPTER IX How Arthur, after he had achieved the battle against the Romans, entered into Almaine, and so into Italy.
CHAPITRE IX. Comment Arthur, après avoir remporté la bataille contre les Romains, entra en Allemagne, puis en Italie.
CHAPTER X. Of a battle done by Sir Gawaine against a Saracen, which after was yielden and became Christian.
CHAPITRE X. D'une bataille livrée par messire Gauvain contre un Sarrasin, qui se rendit ensuite et devint chrétien.
CHAPTER XI. How the Saracens came out of a wood for to rescue their beasts, and of a great battle.
CHAPITRE XI. Comment les Sarrasins sortirent d'un bois pour secourir leurs bêtes, et d'une grande bataille.
CHAPTER XII. How Sir Gawaine returned to King Arthur with his prisoners, and how the King won a city, and how he was crowned Emperor.
CHAPITRE XII. Comment messire Gauvain retourna auprès du roi Arthur avec ses prisonniers, et comment le Roi conquit une ville, et comment il fut couronné Empereur.
BOOK VI.
LIVRE VI.
CHAPTER I. How Sir Launcelot and Sir Lionel departed from the court, and how Sir Lionel left him sleeping and was taken.
CHAPITRE I. Comment messire Lancelot et messire Lionel quittèrent la cour, et comment messire Lionel le laissa endormi et fut capturé.
CHAPTER II.
CHAPITRE II.
Vocabulary
- Comment
- How; introduces a question or explanation
- le
- The; masculine singular definite article
- roi
- King; male monarch ruling a kingdom
- tint
- Held; past tense of tenir, to hold
- un
- A/an; masculine singular indefinite article
- parlement
- Parliament; legislative or deliberative assembly
- à
- At, in, to; common French preposition
- et
- And; basic coordinating conjunction
- comment
- How; interrogative or explanatory adverb
- il
- He; third person masculine singular pronoun
- ordonna
- Ordered; past tense of ordonner, to command
- que
- That; subordinating conjunction linking clauses
- royaume
- Kingdom; territory ruled by a king
- serait
- Would be; conditional tense of être
- gouverné
- Governed; ruled or administered by authority
- en
- In, during; common French preposition
- son
- His/her; possessive adjective indicating belonging
- absence
- Absence; state of being away or missing
- CHAPITRE
- Chapter; numbered section of a book
- s'
- Reflexive pronoun; contracted form of se
- étant
- Being; present participle of être
- embarqué
- Embarked; boarded a ship for travel
- reposant
- Resting; lying down to relax or sleep
- dans
- In, inside; preposition indicating location
- sa
- His/her; feminine possessive adjective
- cabine
- Cabin; small private room on a ship
- fit
- Made, did; simple past of faire
- rêve
- Dream; images experienced during sleep
- merveilleux
- Marvelous, wonderful; causing admiration or wonder
- de
- Of, from; very common French preposition
- l'
- The; contracted definite article before vowel
- explication
- Explanation; clarification of something unclear
- celui
- This one, that one; demonstrative pronoun
- ci
- Here; used in celui-ci meaning this one
- homme
- Man; adult male human being
- du
- Of the; contracted masculine partitive article
- pays
- Country, land; nation or region of origin
- lui
- Him, to him; indirect object pronoun
- parla
- Spoke; simple past tense of parler
- d'
- Of, from; contracted preposition de before vowel
- géant
- Giant; extremely large mythical or huge person
- combattit
- Fought; simple past tense of combattre
- vainquit
- Defeated; simple past tense of vaincre
- envoya
- Sent; simple past tense of envoyer
- messire
- My lord, sir; archaic respectful form of address
- autres
- Others; additional or different people or things
- vers
- Toward; preposition indicating direction or destination
- ils
- They; third person masculine plural pronoun
- furent
- Were; simple past tense of être
- attaqués
- Attacked; subjected to a hostile assault
- échappèrent
- Escaped; simple past tense of échapper
- avec
- With; preposition indicating accompaniment
- honneur
- Honor; quality of high moral principles
- certains
- Certain, some; referring to unspecified individuals
- espions
- Spies; people who secretly gather information
- embuscade
- Ambush; surprise attack from concealed position
- pour
- For, in order to; preposition of purpose
- capturer
- To capture; to seize and hold prisoner
- ses
- His/her; plural possessive adjective
- chevaliers
- Knights; armored warriors pledged to service
- qui
- Who, which; relative or interrogative pronoun
- étaient
- Were; imperfect tense of être
- prisonniers
- Prisoners; people held captive by another
- empêchés
- Prevented, hindered; stopped from doing something
- sénateur
- Senator; member of a senate or council
- informa
- Informed; told or notified someone of something
- leur
- Their; plural possessive adjective or pronoun
- défaite
- Defeat; loss in battle or competition
- aussi
- Also, too; additive adverb in French
- la
- The; feminine singular definite article
- grande
- Great, large; feminine adjective indicating size
- bataille
- Battle; large-scale military combat encounter
- entre
- Between; preposition indicating position among two
- après
- After; preposition indicating temporal sequence
- avoir
- To have; infinitive of auxiliary verb avoir
- remporté
- Won, achieved; gained victory in competition
- contre
- Against; preposition indicating opposition
- les
- The; plural definite article in French
- entra
- Entered; simple past tense of entrer
- Allemagne
- Germany; country in central Europe
- puis
- Then, next; adverb indicating sequence of events
- Italie
- Italy; country in southern Europe
- D'
- Of, from; contracted preposition before vowel
- une
- A/an; feminine singular indefinite article
- livrée
- Livery; uniform or insignia of a household
- par
- By, through; preposition indicating agency
- Sarrasin
- Saracen; medieval term for Muslim warrior
- se
- Himself/herself; reflexive pronoun in French
- rendit
- Went, rendered; simple past of rendre
- ensuite
- Then, afterward; adverb indicating what follows
- devint
- Became; simple past tense of devenir
- chrétien
- Christian; follower of the Christian faith
- Sarrasins
- Saracens; plural of medieval Muslim fighters
- sortirent
- Came out; simple past tense of sortir
- bois
- Woods, forest; area of trees and vegetation
- secourir
- To rescue, to help; to come to aid
- leurs
- Their; plural possessive adjective
- bêtes
- Beasts, animals; creatures, often domesticated ones
- retourna
- Returned; simple past tense of retourner
- auprès
- Near, beside; preposition indicating close proximity
- Roi
- King; capitalized title for a monarch
- conquit
- Conquered; simple past tense of conquérir
- ville
- City, town; large inhabited urban area
- fut
- Was; simple past tense of être
- couronné
- Crowned; officially installed as a monarch
- Empereur
- Emperor; supreme ruler over an empire
- LIVRE
- Book; major division of a literary work
- quittèrent
- Left, departed; simple past of quitter
- cour
- Court; royal household or judicial assembly
- laissa
- Left behind; simple past tense of laisser
- endormi
- Asleep; in a state of sleep
- capturé
- Captured; seized and held as prisoner
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