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.
Come il re Pellinore cavalcò dietro alla dama e al cavaliere che l'aveva condotta via, e come una dama gli chiese aiuto, e come egli combatté con due cavalieri per quella dama, dei quali uccise l'uno al primo colpo.
CHAPTER XIII. How King Pellinore gat the lady and brought her to Camelot to the court of King Arthur.
CAPITOLO XIII. Come il re Pellinore prese la dama e la condusse a Camelot alla corte di re Artù.
CHAPTER XIV. How on the way he heard two knights, as he lay by night in a valley, and of their adventures.
CAPITOLO XIV. Come lungo la strada udì due cavalieri, mentre giaceva di notte in una valle, e delle loro avventure.
CHAPTER XV. How when he was come to Camelot he was sworn upon a book to tell the truth of his quest.
CAPITOLO XV. Come quando giunse a Camelot fu fatto giurare su un libro di dire la verità riguardo alla sua missione.
BOOK IV.
LIBRO 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.
CAPITOLO I. Come Merlino fu ammaliato e infatuato di una delle dame del lago, e come fu rinchiuso in una roccia sotto una pietra e là morì.
CHAPTER II. How five kings came into this land to war against King Arthur, and what counsel Arthur had against them.
CAPITOLO II. Come cinque re vennero in questa terra per combattere contro re Artù, e quale consiglio Artù ebbe contro di loro.
CHAPTER III. How King Arthur had ado with them and overthrew them, and slew the five kings and made the remnant to flee.
CAPITOLO III. Come re Artù si scontrò con loro e li sconfisse, e uccise i cinque re e mise in fuga il resto.
CHAPTER IV. How the battle was finished or he came, and how King Arthur founded an abbey where the battle was.
CAPITOLO IV. Come la battaglia fu conclusa prima che egli giungesse, e come re Artù fondò un'abbazia nel luogo della battaglia.
CHAPTER V. How Sir Tor was made knight of the Round Table, and how Bagdemagus was displeased.
CAPITOLO V. Come ser Tor fu fatto cavaliere della Tavola Rotonda, e come Bagdemagus ne fu scontento.
CHAPTER VI. How King Arthur, King Uriens, and Sir Accolon of Gaul, chased an hart, and of their marvellous adventures.
CAPITOLO VI. Come re Artù, re Uriens e ser Accolon di Gallia inseguirono un cervo, e delle loro meravigliose avventure.
CHAPTER VII.
CAPITOLO VII.
Vocabulary
- Come
- How; as; like (conjunction/adverb)
- il
- The (masculine singular definite article)
- re
- King; male monarch of a kingdom
- cavalcò
- He/she rode on horseback (past tense)
- dietro
- Behind; after; following someone or something
- alla
- To the (feminine singular contraction: a + la)
- dama
- Lady; noblewoman; woman of high social rank
- e
- And (basic coordinating conjunction)
- al
- To the (masculine singular contraction: a + il)
- cavaliere
- Knight; horseman; man of chivalric order
- che
- That; who; which (relative pronoun/conjunction)
- l'
- The (elided definite article before vowel sound)
- aveva
- He/she/it had (imperfect tense of avere)
- condotta
- Led; brought; conducted (past participle, feminine)
- via
- Away; road; path; departure from a place
- come
- How; as; like (conjunction/adverb, lowercase)
- una
- A/an (feminine singular indefinite article)
- gli
- To him; him (indirect object pronoun, masculine)
- chiese
- Asked; requested (past tense of chiedere)
- aiuto
- Help; assistance; aid given to someone
- egli
- He (formal/literary third-person masculine pronoun)
- combatté
- He/she fought; engaged in combat (past tense)
- con
- With; together with; accompanied by (preposition)
- due
- Two (cardinal number)
- cavalieri
- Knights; plural of cavaliere (horsemen, warriors)
- per
- For; through; by; in order to (preposition)
- quella
- That (feminine singular demonstrative adjective/pronoun)
- dei
- Of the (masculine plural contraction: di + i)
- quali
- Which; whom (plural relative pronoun)
- uccise
- He/she killed; slew (past tense of uccidere)
- uno
- One (cardinal number / masculine indefinite article)
- primo
- First; foremost (ordinal adjective, masculine singular)
- colpo
- Blow; strike; hit delivered in combat
- CAPITOLO
- Chapter (section division of a book or text)
- prese
- He/she took; seized; grabbed (past tense)
- la
- The (feminine singular article) / her (pronoun)
- condusse
- He/she led; brought; conducted (past tense)
- a
- To; at; in (basic Italian preposition)
- corte
- Court; royal or noble household and residence
- di
- Of; from; by (very common Italian preposition)
- lungo
- Long; along; lengthy in distance or time
- strada
- Road; street; path traveled on a journey
- udì
- He/she heard; listened (past tense of udire)
- mentre
- While; whereas; during the time that (conjunction)
- giaceva
- He/she lay; was lying down (imperfect tense)
- notte
- Night; the dark hours after sunset
- in
- In; into; inside (basic Italian preposition)
- valle
- Valley; low land between hills or mountains
- delle
- Of the (feminine plural contraction: di + le)
- loro
- Their; them; they (third-person plural pronoun/adjective)
- avventure
- Adventures; exciting or dangerous experiences and quests
- quando
- When; at the time that (temporal conjunction)
- giunse
- He/she arrived; reached a destination (past tense)
- fu
- He/she/it was (past tense of essere)
- fatto
- Made; done; caused to happen (past participle)
- giurare
- To swear; to take an oath solemnly
- su
- On; upon; over (Italian preposition of position)
- un
- A/an (masculine singular indefinite article)
- libro
- Book; written or printed bound publication
- dire
- To say; to tell; to speak something
- verità
- Truth; the quality of being true and honest
- riguardo
- Regarding; with respect to; concerning a subject
- sua
- His/her/its (feminine singular possessive adjective)
- missione
- Mission; quest; assigned task or purpose
- LIBRO
- Book; major section division of a literary work
- ammaliato
- Enchanted; bewitched; put under a magic spell
- infatuato
- Infatuated; captivated by intense irrational attraction
- dame
- Ladies; noblewomen (plural of dama)
- del
- Of the (masculine singular contraction: di + il)
- lago
- Lake; a large body of inland water
- rinchiuso
- Locked in; enclosed; shut inside a confined space
- roccia
- Rock; large solid stone formation in nature
- sotto
- Under; beneath; below something (preposition)
- pietra
- Stone; rock; a solid mineral material
- là
- There; in or at that place (adverb)
- morì
- He/she died; passed away (past tense of morire)
- cinque
- Five (cardinal number)
- vennero
- They came; arrived (past tense of venire, plural)
- questa
- This (feminine singular demonstrative adjective/pronoun)
- terra
- Land; earth; ground; territory or country
- combattere
- To fight; to battle; to engage in combat
- contro
- Against; opposing; in conflict with someone
- quale
- Which; what (singular relative/interrogative pronoun)
- consiglio
- Advice; counsel; recommendation given to someone
- ebbe
- He/she had; received (past tense of avere)
- si
- Reflexive pronoun; oneself; each other (particle)
- scontrò
- He/she clashed; encountered in conflict (past tense)
- li
- Them (masculine plural direct object pronoun)
- sconfisse
- He/she defeated; vanquished opponents (past tense)
- i
- The (masculine plural definite article)
- mise
- He/she put; placed; sent (past tense of mettere)
- fuga
- Flight; escape; act of fleeing from danger
- resto
- Rest; remainder; the remaining part of something
- battaglia
- Battle; large-scale armed conflict or fight
- conclusa
- Concluded; finished; brought to an end (feminine)
- prima
- Before; earlier; first (feminine adjective/adverb)
- giungesse
- He/she might arrive; reach (subjunctive of giungere)
- fondò
- He/she founded; established; created (past tense)
- abbazia
- Abbey; monastery or convent led by an abbot
- nel
- In the (masculine singular contraction: in + il)
- luogo
- Place; location; site where something occurs
- della
- Of the (feminine singular contraction: di + la)
- ser
- Sir; archaic honorific title for a knight
- Tavola
- Table; as in Tavola Rotonda (Round Table)
- Rotonda
- Round; circular (adjective, feminine singular form)
- ne
- Of it/them; from there (partitive/pronoun particle)
- scontento
- Discontented; unhappy; dissatisfied with a situation
- inseguirono
- They chased; pursued someone or something (past tense)
- cervo
- Stag; deer; large antlered forest animal
- meravigliose
- Wonderful; marvelous; amazing (feminine plural adjective)
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