Le Morte d'Arthur: Volume 1 — Page 11
How Sir Launcelot came into the Chapel Perilous and gat there of a dead corpse a piece of the cloth and a sword.
Comment Sir Lancelot entra dans la Chapelle Périlleuse et y prit sur un cadavre un morceau de tissu et une épée.
CHAPTER XVI. How Sir Launcelot at the request of a lady recovered a falcon, by which he was deceived.
CHAPITRE XVI. Comment Sir Lancelot, à la demande d'une dame, récupéra un faucon, par lequel il fut trompé.
CHAPTER XVII. How Sir Launcelot overtook a knight which chased his wife to have slain her, and how he said to him.
CHAPITRE XVII. Comment Sir Lancelot rattrapa un chevalier qui poursuivait sa femme pour la tuer, et ce qu'il lui dit.
CHAPTER XVIII. How Sir Launcelot came to King Arthur's Court, and how there were recounted all his noble feats and acts.
CHAPITRE XVIII. Comment Sir Lancelot vint à la Cour du Roi Arthur, et comment y furent relatés tous ses nobles exploits et actions.
BOOK VII.
LIVRE VII.
CHAPTER I. How Beaumains came to King Arthur's Court and demanded three petitions of King Arthur.
CHAPITRE I. Comment Beaumains vint à la Cour du Roi Arthur et lui présenta trois requêtes.
CHAPTER II. How Sir Launcelot and Sir Gawaine were wroth because Sir Kay mocked Beaumains, and of a damosel which desired a knight to fight for a lady.
CHAPITRE II. Comment Sir Lancelot et Sir Gauvain s'indignèrent parce que Sir Keu se moquait de Beaumains, et d'une demoiselle qui désirait qu'un chevalier combattît pour une dame.
CHAPTER III. How Beaumains desired the battle, and how it was granted to him, and how he desired to be made knight of Sir Launcelot.
CHAPITRE III. Comment Beaumains demanda à combattre, et comment cela lui fut accordé, et comment il désira être fait chevalier par Sir Lancelot.
CHAPTER IV. How Beaumains departed, and how he gat of Sir Kay a spear and a shield, and how he jousted with Sir Launcelot.
CHAPITRE IV. Comment Beaumains repartit, et comment il prit à Sir Keu une lance et un bouclier, et comment il jouta contre Sir Lancelot.
CHAPTER V. How Beaumains told to Sir Launcelot his name, and how he was dubbed knight of Sir Launcelot, and after overtook the damosel.
CHAPITRE V. Comment Beaumains dit son nom à Sir Lancelot, et comment il fut adoubé chevalier par Sir Lancelot, et comment il rattrapa ensuite la demoiselle.
CHAPTER VI. How Beaumains fought and slew two knights at a passage.
CHAPITRE VI. Comment Beaumains combattit et tua deux chevaliers à un passage.
CHAPTER VII. How Beaumains fought with the Knight of the Black Launds, and fought with him till he fell down and died.
CHAPITRE VII. Comment Beaumains combattit contre le Chevalier des Landes Noires, et se battit contre lui jusqu'à ce qu'il tombât et mourût.
CHAPTER VIII.
CHAPITRE VIII.
Vocabulary
- Comment
- How; introduces a question or explanation
- entra
- Entered; past tense of entrer
- dans
- In, into; common preposition indicating location
- la
- The; feminine definite article
- Chapelle
- Chapel; small Christian place of worship
- Périlleuse
- Perilous, dangerous; feminine adjective
- et
- And; basic coordinating conjunction
- y
- There; pronoun replacing a previously mentioned place
- prit
- Took; past tense of prendre
- sur
- On, upon; preposition indicating position or surface
- un
- A, an; masculine indefinite article
- cadavre
- Corpse, dead body; noun for a deceased person
- morceau
- Piece, bit; small portion of something
- de
- Of, from; very common preposition
- tissu
- Fabric, cloth; woven material or tissue
- une
- A, an; feminine indefinite article
- épée
- Sword; bladed weapon used by knights
- CHAPITRE
- Chapter; major division of a book
- à
- To, at; very common preposition of direction or location
- demande
- Request, demand; act of asking for something
- d'
- Of, from; contracted form of de before vowel
- dame
- Lady, noblewoman; respectful term for a woman
- récupéra
- Recovered, retrieved; past tense of récupérer
- faucon
- Falcon; bird of prey used in medieval hunting
- par
- By, through; preposition indicating means or agency
- lequel
- Which, whom; relative pronoun replacing a noun
- il
- He, it; masculine third-person singular pronoun
- fut
- Was; past tense of être
- trompé
- Deceived, tricked; past participle of tromper
- rattrapa
- Caught up with, recaptured; past tense of rattraper
- chevalier
- Knight; medieval mounted warrior of noble rank
- qui
- Who, which; relative or interrogative pronoun
- poursuivait
- Was pursuing, chasing; imperfect of poursuivre
- sa
- His, her; feminine possessive adjective
- femme
- Woman, wife; adult female person or spouse
- pour
- For, in order to; preposition of purpose
- tuer
- To kill; to cause the death of someone
- ce
- This, that; demonstrative adjective or pronoun
- qu'
- That, which; conjunction or relative pronoun before vowel
- lui
- Him, her, to him; stressed or indirect object pronoun
- dit
- Said, told; past tense of dire
- vint
- Came; past tense of venir
- Cour
- Court; royal residence or assembly of a king
- du
- Of the; contracted masculine article de + le
- Roi
- King; male monarch ruling a kingdom
- comment
- How; interrogative adverb asking about manner
- furent
- Were; past tense plural of être
- relatés
- Recounted, narrated; past participle of relater
- tous
- All, every; masculine plural adjective or pronoun
- ses
- His, her, its; plural possessive adjective
- nobles
- Noble, distinguished; of high rank or quality
- exploits
- Feats, exploits; remarkable or heroic achievements
- actions
- Actions, deeds; things done or performed
- LIVRE
- Book; major division of a literary work
- présenta
- Presented, submitted; past tense of présenter
- trois
- Three; cardinal number
- requêtes
- Requests, petitions; formal asks or demands
- s'
- Himself, herself; reflexive pronoun before vowel
- indignèrent
- Were indignant, expressed outrage; past tense of s'indigner
- parce
- Because; part of parce que, causal conjunction
- que
- That, because; conjunction linking clauses
- se
- Himself, herself; reflexive pronoun
- moquait
- Was mocking, making fun of; imperfect of se moquer
- demoiselle
- Young lady, damsel; unmarried or noble young woman
- désirait
- Desired, wished; imperfect of désirer
- combattît
- Would fight; imperfect subjunctive of combattre
- demanda
- Asked, requested; past tense of demander
- combattre
- To fight, to combat; infinitive verb
- cela
- That; demonstrative pronoun referring to something mentioned
- accordé
- Granted, agreed; past participle of accorder
- désira
- Desired, wished; past tense of désirer
- être
- To be; fundamental auxiliary and lexical verb
- fait
- Done, made; past participle of faire
- repartit
- Set off again, departed; past tense of repartir
- lance
- Lance, spear; long weapon used by mounted knights
- bouclier
- Shield; protective armor carried by knights
- jouta
- Jousted; past tense of jouter, to tilt on horseback
- contre
- Against; preposition indicating opposition or contact
- son
- His, her, its; masculine singular possessive adjective
- nom
- Name; word identifying a person or thing
- adoubé
- Knighted; past participle of adouber, to dub a knight
- ensuite
- Then, afterwards; adverb indicating sequence
- combattit
- Fought, battled; past tense of combattre
- tua
- Killed; past tense of tuer
- deux
- Two; cardinal number
- chevaliers
- Knights; plural of chevalier, mounted warriors
- passage
- Passage, crossing; act of passing through a place
- le
- The; masculine singular definite article
- Chevalier
- Knight; title for a noble mounted warrior
- des
- Of the, some; plural contracted article
- Landes
- Moors, heathlands; open uncultivated landscape
- Noires
- Black; feminine plural adjective indicating color
- battit
- Beat, defeated; past tense of battre
- jusqu'
- Until, up to; preposition before vowel form of jusqu'à
- tombât
- Would fall; imperfect subjunctive of tomber
- mourût
- Would die; imperfect subjunctive of mourir
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