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.
Come re Artù tenne un parlamento a York, e come ordinò che il regno fosse governato in sua assenza.
CHAPTER IV. How King Arthur being shipped and lying in his cabin had a marvellous dream and of the exposition thereof.
CAPITOLO IV. Come re Artù, essendo imbarcato e giacendo nella sua cabina, ebbe un sogno meraviglioso e della sua interpretazione.
CHAPTER V. How a man of the country told to him of a marvellous giant, and how he fought and conquered him.
CAPITOLO V. Come un uomo del paese gli parlò di un gigante meraviglioso, e come combatté e lo sconfisse.
CHAPTER VI. How King Arthur sent Sir Gawaine and other to Lucius, and how they were assailed and escaped with worship.
CAPITOLO VI. Come re Artù inviò Sir Galvano e altri da Lucio, e come furono assaliti e si salvarono con onore.
CHAPTER VII. How Lucius sent certain spies in a bushment for to have taken his knights being prisoners, and how they were letted.
CAPITOLO VII. Come Lucio inviò alcune spie in un agguato per catturare i suoi cavalieri che erano prigionieri, e come furono impediti.
CHAPTER VIII. How a senator told to Lucius of their discomfiture, and also of the great battle between Arthur and Lucius.
CAPITOLO VIII. Come un senatore riferì a Lucio della loro sconfitta, e anche della grande battaglia tra Artù e Lucio.
CHAPTER IX How Arthur, after he had achieved the battle against the Romans, entered into Almaine, and so into Italy.
CAPITOLO IX. Come Artù, dopo aver vinto la battaglia contro i Romani, entrò in Germania, e poi in Italia.
CHAPTER X. Of a battle done by Sir Gawaine against a Saracen, which after was yielden and became Christian.
CAPITOLO X. Di una battaglia combattuta da Sir Galvano contro un Saraceno, che in seguito si arrese e divenne cristiano.
CHAPTER XI. How the Saracens came out of a wood for to rescue their beasts, and of a great battle.
CAPITOLO XI. Come i Saraceni uscirono da un bosco per salvare le loro bestie, e di una grande battaglia.
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.
CAPITOLO XII. Come Sir Galvano tornò da re Artù con i suoi prigionieri, e come il Re conquistò una città, e come fu incoronato Imperatore.
BOOK VI.
LIBRO VI.
CHAPTER I. How Sir Launcelot and Sir Lionel departed from the court, and how Sir Lionel left him sleeping and was taken.
CAPITOLO I. Come Sir Lancillotto e Sir Lionello partirono dalla corte, e come Sir Lionello lo lasciò dormire e fu catturato.
CHAPTER II.
CAPITOLO II.
Vocabulary
- Come
- How; as; like (conjunction/adverb)
- re
- King; male monarch ruling a kingdom
- tenne
- Held; past tense of tenere (to hold)
- un
- A; an (masculine indefinite article)
- parlamento
- Parliament; legislative assembly of a nation
- a
- At; to; in (preposition indicating location/direction)
- e
- And; conjunction joining words or clauses
- come
- How; as; like (conjunction/adverb)
- ordinò
- Ordered; commanded; past tense of ordinare
- che
- That; which; who (conjunction or pronoun)
- il
- The (masculine singular definite article)
- regno
- Kingdom; realm ruled by a king
- fosse
- Were; subjunctive past of essere (to be)
- governato
- Governed; ruled; administered (past participle)
- in
- In; inside; within (preposition of location)
- sua
- His; her; its (feminine possessive adjective)
- assenza
- Absence; state of being away or missing
- CAPITOLO
- Chapter; numbered division of a book
- essendo
- Being; gerund of essere, indicating a state
- imbarcato
- Embarked; boarded a ship (past participle)
- giacendo
- Lying down; resting (gerund of giacere)
- nella
- In the (feminine singular contracted preposition)
- cabina
- Cabin; small room aboard a ship
- ebbe
- Had; past tense of avere (to have)
- sogno
- Dream; vision experienced during sleep
- meraviglioso
- Marvelous; wonderful; extraordinarily impressive or beautiful
- della
- Of the (feminine singular contracted preposition)
- interpretazione
- Interpretation; explanation of meaning or significance
- uomo
- Man; adult male human being
- del
- Of the (masculine singular contracted preposition)
- paese
- Country; land; small town or village
- gli
- To him; masculine indirect object pronoun
- parlò
- Spoke; talked; past tense of parlare
- di
- Of; about; from (common Italian preposition)
- gigante
- Giant; enormous mythical or legendary creature
- combatté
- Fought; past tense of combattere (to fight)
- lo
- Him; it (masculine singular direct object pronoun)
- sconfisse
- Defeated; beat; past tense of sconfiggere
- inviò
- Sent; dispatched; past tense of inviare
- altri
- Others; other people or things (plural)
- da
- From; by; to (versatile Italian preposition)
- furono
- Were; past tense plural of essere (to be)
- assaliti
- Attacked; assaulted (past participle, masculine plural)
- si
- Themselves; reflexive pronoun used with verbs
- salvarono
- Saved themselves; escaped; past tense of salvarsi
- con
- With; together with (Italian preposition)
- onore
- Honor; respect; great distinction or integrity
- alcune
- Some; a few (feminine plural indefinite adjective)
- spie
- Spies; secret agents gathering enemy intelligence
- agguato
- Ambush; surprise attack from a hidden position
- per
- For; in order to (Italian preposition/conjunction)
- catturare
- To capture; to seize or apprehend someone
- i
- The (masculine plural definite article)
- suoi
- His; her; its (masculine plural possessive adjective)
- cavalieri
- Knights; warriors of noble rank on horseback
- erano
- Were; past imperfect of essere (to be)
- prigionieri
- Prisoners; people captured and held captive
- impediti
- Hindered; prevented; blocked (past participle, plural)
- senatore
- Senator; member of a senate or governing body
- riferì
- Reported; told; past tense of riferire
- loro
- Their; to them; they (pronoun/possessive)
- sconfitta
- Defeat; loss in battle or competition
- anche
- Also; too; even (Italian adverb of addition)
- grande
- Great; large; big; grand (adjective)
- battaglia
- Battle; large-scale fight between armed forces
- tra
- Between; among; within (Italian preposition)
- dopo
- After; later; following in time or order
- aver
- Having; infinitive auxiliary used in perfect tenses
- vinto
- Won; conquered; past participle of vincere
- la
- The (feminine singular definite article)
- contro
- Against; opposing; contrary to (preposition)
- entrò
- Entered; went into; past tense of entrare
- poi
- Then; afterwards; later (Italian adverb of sequence)
- Di
- Of; about; from (common Italian preposition)
- una
- A; an (feminine singular indefinite article)
- combattuta
- Fought; contested (past participle, feminine singular)
- seguito
- Followed; then; afterward (past participle/adverb)
- arrese
- Surrendered; gave up; past tense of arrendersi
- divenne
- Became; past tense of diventare/divenire
- cristiano
- Christian; follower of the Christian faith
- uscirono
- Came out; exited; past tense of uscire
- bosco
- Wood; forest; small wooded area or grove
- salvare
- To save; to rescue someone from danger
- le
- The (feminine plural definite article)
- bestie
- Beasts; animals; wild or domestic creatures
- tornò
- Returned; came back; past tense of tornare
- Re
- King; male monarch ruling a kingdom
- conquistò
- Conquered; captured; past tense of conquistare
- città
- City; large urban settlement or town
- fu
- Was; past tense singular of essere (to be)
- incoronato
- Crowned; invested as king (past participle)
- Imperatore
- Emperor; supreme ruler of an empire
- LIBRO
- Book; major division of a literary work
- partirono
- Left; departed; past tense plural of partire
- dalla
- From the (feminine singular contracted preposition)
- corte
- Court; royal household or noble assembly
- lasciò
- Left; allowed; past tense of lasciare
- dormire
- To sleep; to rest in a sleeping state
- catturato
- Captured; seized; arrested (past participle)
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