Le Morte d'Arthur: Volume 1 — Page 12
How the brother of the knight that was slain met with Beaumains, and fought with Beaumains till he was yielden.
Comment le frère du chevalier qui avait été tué rencontra Beaumains, et combattit contre Beaumains jusqu'à ce qu'il se rendît.
CHAPTER IX. How the damosel again rebuked Beaumains, and would not suffer him to sit at her table, but called him kitchen boy.
CHAPITRE IX. Comment la demoiselle réprimanda de nouveau Beaumains, et ne voulut pas le laisser s'asseoir à sa table, mais l'appela garçon de cuisine.
CHAPTER X. How the third brother, called the Red Knight, jousted and fought against Beaumains, and how Beaumains overcame him.
CHAPITRE X. Comment le troisième frère, appelé le Chevalier Rouge, jouta et combattit contre Beaumains, et comment Beaumains le vainquit.
CHAPTER XI. How Sir Beaumains suffered great rebukes of the damosel, and he suffered it patiently.
CHAPITRE XI. Comment Sir Beaumains essuya de grands affronts de la part de la demoiselle, et les supporta avec patience.
CHAPTER XII. How Beaumains fought with Sir Persant of Inde, and made him to be yielden.
CHAPITRE XII. Comment Beaumains combattit contre Sir Persant d'Inde, et le contraignit à se rendre.
CHAPTER XIII. Of the goodly communication between Sir Persant and Beaumains, and how he told him that his name was Sir Gareth.
CHAPITRE XIII. De l'aimable entretien entre Sir Persant et Beaumains, et comment il lui révéla que son nom était Sir Gareth.
CHAPTER XIV. How the lady that was besieged had word from her sister how she had brought a knight to fight for her, and what battles he had achieved.
CHAPITRE XIV. Comment la dame qui était assiégée reçut des nouvelles de sa sœur lui annonçant qu'elle avait amené un chevalier pour combattre en son nom, et quelles batailles il avait livrées.
CHAPTER XV. How the damosel and Beaumains came to the siege; and came to a sycamore tree, and there Beaumains blew a horn, and then the Knight of the Red Launds came to fight with him.
CHAPITRE XV. Comment la demoiselle et Beaumains arrivèrent au siège ; et parvinrent à un sycomore, et là Beaumains sonna d'un cor, et alors le Chevalier des Landes Rouges vint le combattre.
CHAPTER XVI. How the two knights met together, and of their talking, and how they began their battle.
CHAPITRE XVI. Comment les deux chevaliers se rencontrèrent, de leurs échanges de paroles, et comment ils engagèrent leur combat.
CHAPTER XVII. How after long fighting Beaumains overcame the knight and would have slain him, but at the request of the lords he saved his life, and made him to yield him to the lady.
CHAPITRE XVII. Comment après un long combat Beaumains vainquit le chevalier et allait le tuer, mais à la demande des seigneurs il lui sauva la vie, et le contraignit à se rendre à la dame.
CHAPTER XVIII.
CHAPITRE XVIII.
Vocabulary
- Comment
- How; used to introduce explanatory or narrative clauses
- le
- The; masculine singular definite article
- frère
- Brother; male sibling
- du
- Of the; contracted masculine singular preposition-article
- chevalier
- Knight; armored warrior of medieval nobility
- qui
- Who, which; relative or interrogative pronoun
- avait
- Had; third-person singular imperfect of avoir
- été
- Been; past participle of être
- tué
- Killed; past participle of tuer
- rencontra
- Met, encountered; third-person singular simple past of rencontrer
- et
- And; basic coordinating conjunction
- combattit
- Fought; third-person singular simple past of combattre
- contre
- Against; preposition indicating opposition
- jusqu'
- Until, up to; preposition indicating a limit
- à
- To, at; very common French preposition
- ce
- This, that; demonstrative pronoun or adjective
- qu'
- That; conjunction, elided form of que
- il
- He, it; third-person masculine singular pronoun
- se
- Himself, itself; reflexive pronoun
- rendît
- Would surrender; imperfect subjunctive of rendre
- CHAPITRE
- Chapter; major division of a book
- la
- The; feminine singular definite article
- demoiselle
- Young lady, damsel; unmarried or noble young woman
- réprimanda
- Reprimanded, scolded; third-person singular simple past of réprimander
- de
- Of, from; very common French preposition
- nouveau
- New, again; adjective or adverb meaning anew
- ne
- Not; negative particle used with pas or other negatives
- voulut
- Wanted; third-person singular simple past of vouloir
- pas
- Not; negative adverb used with ne
- laisser
- To let, to allow; infinitive of laisser
- s'
- Himself, herself; elided reflexive pronoun
- asseoir
- To sit down; reflexive infinitive verb
- sa
- His, her; feminine singular possessive adjective
- table
- Table; flat-surfaced piece of furniture for dining
- mais
- But; coordinating conjunction showing contrast
- l'
- The; elided definite article before vowel
- appela
- Called; third-person singular simple past of appeler
- garçon
- Boy, waiter; young male or server
- cuisine
- Kitchen, cooking; room where food is prepared
- troisième
- Third; ordinal number following second
- appelé
- Called, named; past participle of appeler
- Rouge
- Red; color adjective, part of knight's title
- jouta
- Jousted; third-person singular simple past of jouter
- comment
- How; interrogative or exclamatory adverb
- vainquit
- Conquered, defeated; third-person singular simple past of vaincre
- essuya
- Endured, wiped; third-person singular simple past of essuyer
- grands
- Great, large; masculine plural adjective
- affronts
- Insults, affronts; offensive acts or words
- part
- Side, part; position or share in something
- les
- The; plural definite article
- supporta
- Endured, bore; third-person singular simple past of supporter
- avec
- With; preposition indicating accompaniment or manner
- patience
- Patience; calm endurance of difficulty or delay
- d'
- Of, from; elided preposition de before vowel
- Inde
- India; South Asian country
- contraignit
- Forced, compelled; third-person singular simple past of contraindre
- rendre
- To give back, to render; common French infinitive verb
- De
- Of, about; preposition introducing a topic
- aimable
- Kind, pleasant; adjective describing a friendly person
- entretien
- Conversation, interview; a discussion between people
- entre
- Between; preposition indicating a mutual relationship
- lui
- Him, her; stressed or indirect object pronoun
- révéla
- Revealed, disclosed; third-person singular simple past of révéler
- que
- That, than; conjunction or relative pronoun
- son
- His, her; masculine singular possessive adjective
- nom
- Name; word used to identify a person or thing
- était
- Was; third-person singular imperfect of être
- dame
- Lady, woman; respectful term for a woman
- assiégée
- Besieged; past participle feminine of assiéger
- reçut
- Received; third-person singular simple past of recevoir
- des
- Some, of the; plural indefinite or partitive article
- nouvelles
- News, stories; information about recent events
- sœur
- Sister; female sibling
- annonçant
- Announcing; present participle of annoncer
- elle
- She, her; third-person feminine singular pronoun
- amené
- Brought; past participle of amener
- un
- A, an, one; masculine singular indefinite article
- pour
- For, in order to; preposition of purpose
- combattre
- To fight, to combat; infinitive of combattre
- en
- In, by, as; versatile preposition or pronoun
- quelles
- Which, what; feminine plural interrogative adjective
- batailles
- Battles; armed conflicts or fights
- livrées
- Fought, delivered; feminine plural past participle of livrer
- arrivèrent
- Arrived; third-person plural simple past of arriver
- au
- To the, at the; contracted masculine singular preposition-article
- siège
- Siege, seat; military blockade or place to sit
- parvinrent
- Reached, managed; third-person plural simple past of parvenir
- sycomore
- Sycamore; type of large deciduous tree
- là
- There; adverb indicating a specific place
- sonna
- Sounded, rang; third-person singular simple past of sonner
- cor
- Horn; wind instrument blown to signal or summon
- alors
- Then, so; adverb of time or consequence
- vint
- Came; third-person singular simple past of venir
- deux
- Two; cardinal number
- chevaliers
- Knights; plural of chevalier, armored medieval warriors
- rencontrèrent
- Met; third-person plural simple past of rencontrer
- leurs
- Their; plural possessive adjective
- échanges
- Exchanges; instances of giving and receiving between parties
- paroles
- Words, speech; spoken utterances or lyrics
- ils
- They; third-person masculine plural pronoun
- engagèrent
- Engaged, began; third-person plural simple past of engager
- leur
- Their; singular possessive adjective or indirect pronoun
- combat
- Fight, battle; direct physical or armed confrontation
- après
- After; preposition or adverb indicating sequence
- long
- Long; adjective describing extended duration or length
- allait
- Was going; third-person singular imperfect of aller
- tuer
- To kill; infinitive of tuer
- demande
- Request, demand; noun for asking something of someone
- seigneurs
- Lords; plural of seigneur, noble titles
- sauva
- Saved, rescued; third-person singular simple past of sauver
- vie
- Life; existence of a living being
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