Le Morte d'Arthur: Volume 1 — Page 10
How Sir Ector followed for to seek Sir Launcelot, and how he was taken by Sir Turquine.
Come Sir Ector seguì per cercare Sir Launcelot, e come fu catturato da Sir Turquine.
CHAPTER III How four queens found Launcelot sleeping, and how by enchantment he was taken and led into a castle.
CAPITOLO III Come quattro regine trovarono Launcelot addormentato, e come per incantesimo fu catturato e condotto in un castello.
CHAPTER IV. How Sir Launcelot was delivered by the mean of a damosel.
CAPITOLO IV. Come Sir Launcelot fu liberato grazie all'aiuto di una damigella.
CHAPTER V. How a knight found Sir Launcelot lying in his leman's bed, and how Sir Launcelot fought with the knight.
CAPITOLO V. Come un cavaliere trovò Sir Launcelot sdraiato nel letto della sua amante, e come Sir Launcelot combatté con il cavaliere.
CHAPTER VI. How Sir Launcelot was received of King Bagdemagus' daughter, and how he made his complaint to her father.
CAPITOLO VI. Come Sir Launcelot fu accolto dalla figlia del Re Bagdemagus, e come espose le sue lamentele a suo padre.
CHAPTER VII. How Sir Launcelot behaved him in a tournament, and how he met with Sir Turquine leading Sir Gaheris.
CAPITOLO VII. Come Sir Launcelot si comportò in un torneo, e come incontrò Sir Turquine che conduceva Sir Gaheris.
CHAPTER VIII. How Sir Launcelot and Sir Turquine fought together.
CAPITOLO VIII. Come Sir Launcelot e Sir Turquine combatterono insieme.
CHAPTER IX. How Sir Turquine was slain, and how Sir Launcelot bade Sir Gaheris deliver all the prisoners.
CAPITOLO IX. Come Sir Turquine fu ucciso, e come Sir Launcelot ordinò a Sir Gaheris di liberare tutti i prigionieri.
CHAPTER X. How Sir Launcelot rode with a damosel and slew a knight that distressed all ladies and also a villain that kept a bridge.
CAPITOLO X. Come Sir Launcelot cavalcò con una damigella e uccise un cavaliere che angustiava tutte le dame e anche un villano che sorvegliava un ponte.
CHAPTER XI. How Sir Launcelot slew two giants, and made a castle free.
CAPITOLO XI. Come Sir Launcelot uccise due giganti, e liberò un castello.
CHAPTER XII. How Sir Launcelot rode disguised in Sir Kay's harness, and how he smote down a knight.
CAPITOLO XII. Come Sir Launcelot cavalcò travestito con l'armatura di Sir Kay, e come abbatté un cavaliere.
CHAPTER XIII. How Sir Launcelot jousted against four knights of the Round Table and overthrew them.
CAPITOLO XIII. Come Sir Launcelot giostrò contro quattro cavalieri della Tavola Rotonda e li sconfisse.
CHAPTER XIV. How Sir Launcelot followed a brachet into a castle, where he found a dead knight, and how he after was required of a damosel to heal her brother.
CAPITOLO XIV. Come Sir Launcelot seguì un bracchetto in un castello, dove trovò un cavaliere morto, e come in seguito fu richiesto da una damigella di guarire suo fratello.
CHAPTER XV.
CAPITOLO XV.
Vocabulary
- Come
- How; used to ask or explain manner
- seguì
- He/she followed, past tense of seguire
- per
- For, in order to, through
- cercare
- To search for, to look for something
- e
- And, a basic coordinating conjunction
- come
- How, as, like; conjunction or adverb
- fu
- He/she/it was, past tense of essere
- catturato
- Captured, seized by someone forcefully
- da
- By, from; preposition indicating agent or origin
- CAPITOLO
- Chapter, a major division of a book
- quattro
- Four, the number between three and five
- regine
- Queens, plural of regina, female monarchs
- trovarono
- They found, past tense of trovare
- addormentato
- Asleep, having fallen into a sleeping state
- incantesimo
- Spell, magical enchantment cast upon someone
- condotto
- Led, brought, past participle of condurre
- in
- In, into; basic preposition of location
- un
- A, an; indefinite article masculine singular
- castello
- Castle, a large fortified medieval building
- liberato
- Freed, released, past participle of liberare
- grazie
- Thanks; also thanks to, owing to something
- all'
- Contraction of a plus the, to the
- aiuto
- Help, assistance provided to someone in need
- di
- Of, from; very common Italian preposition
- una
- A, an; indefinite article feminine singular
- damigella
- Damsel, a young noblewoman or lady-in-waiting
- cavaliere
- Knight, a mounted armored warrior of nobility
- trovò
- He/she found, past tense of trovare
- sdraiato
- Lying down, reclining in a horizontal position
- nel
- In the, contraction of in plus il
- letto
- Bed, a piece of furniture for sleeping
- della
- Of the, contraction of di plus la
- sua
- His, her, its; possessive adjective feminine singular
- amante
- Lover, a romantic or intimate partner
- combatté
- He/she fought, past tense of combattere
- con
- With, together with; basic Italian preposition
- il
- The, definite article masculine singular
- accolto
- Welcomed, received, past participle of accogliere
- dalla
- By the, from the; contraction of da plus la
- figlia
- Daughter, a female child of a parent
- del
- Of the, contraction of di plus il
- Re
- King, a male monarch ruling a kingdom
- espose
- He/she exposed, presented, past tense of esporre
- le
- The, definite article feminine plural; also her
- sue
- His, her, its; possessive adjective feminine plural
- lamentele
- Complaints, grievances, expressions of dissatisfaction
- a
- To, at; very common Italian preposition
- suo
- His, her, its; possessive adjective masculine singular
- padre
- Father, a male parent or paternal figure
- si
- Himself, herself, itself; reflexive pronoun
- comportò
- He/she behaved, past tense of comportarsi
- torneo
- Tournament, a medieval knightly competition event
- incontrò
- He/she met, encountered, past tense of incontrare
- che
- That, which, who; very common conjunction/pronoun
- conduceva
- He/she was leading, imperfect tense of condurre
- combatterono
- They fought together, past tense of combattere
- insieme
- Together, at the same time or place
- ucciso
- Killed, slain, past participle of uccidere
- ordinò
- He/she ordered, commanded, past tense of ordinare
- liberare
- To free, to release someone from captivity
- tutti
- All, every one; masculine plural adjective/pronoun
- i
- The, definite article masculine plural
- prigionieri
- Prisoners, people held captive against their will
- cavalcò
- He/she rode on horseback, past tense of cavalcare
- uccise
- He/she killed, past tense of uccidere
- angustiava
- He/she distressed, tormented, imperfect of angustiare
- tutte
- All, every one; feminine plural adjective/pronoun
- dame
- Ladies, noblewomen; plural of dama
- anche
- Also, too, even; common Italian adverb
- villano
- Villain, rude or wicked person, a scoundrel
- sorvegliava
- He/she was guarding, watching over, imperfect of sorvegliare
- ponte
- Bridge, a structure crossing over a gap
- due
- Two, the number between one and three
- giganti
- Giants, enormously large mythical or real beings
- liberò
- He/she freed, past tense of liberare
- travestito
- Disguised, dressed up as someone else
- l'
- The, elided definite article before a vowel
- armatura
- Armor, protective metal suit worn by knights
- abbatté
- He/she knocked down, defeated, past tense of abbattere
- giostrò
- He/she jousted, competed in tournament, past tense
- contro
- Against, opposing; common Italian preposition
- cavalieri
- Knights, plural of cavaliere, armored mounted warriors
- Tavola
- Table; Tavola Rotonda means Round Table
- Rotonda
- Round; as in Tavola Rotonda, Round Table
- li
- Them, direct object pronoun masculine plural
- sconfisse
- He/she defeated, past tense of sconfiggere
- bracchetto
- Small hound, a hunting dog breed
- dove
- Where; interrogative or relative adverb of place
- morto
- Dead, deceased; past participle of morire
- seguito
- Followed, accompanied; past participle of seguire
- richiesto
- Requested, asked for; past participle of richiedere
- guarire
- To heal, to cure someone from illness
- fratello
- Brother, a male sibling in a family
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