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.
Come il fratello del cavaliere che era stato ucciso incontrò Beaumains, e combatté con Beaumains finché non si arrese.
CHAPTER IX. How the damosel again rebuked Beaumains, and would not suffer him to sit at her table, but called him kitchen boy.
CAPITOLO IX. Come la damigella rimproverò nuovamente Beaumains, e non gli permise di sedersi alla sua tavola, ma lo chiamò garzone di cucina.
CHAPTER X. How the third brother, called the Red Knight, jousted and fought against Beaumains, and how Beaumains overcame him.
CAPITOLO X. Come il terzo fratello, chiamato il Cavaliere Rosso, giostrò e combatté contro Beaumains, e come Beaumains lo sconfisse.
CHAPTER XI. How Sir Beaumains suffered great rebukes of the damosel, and he suffered it patiently.
CAPITOLO XI. Come Sir Beaumains subì grandi rimproveri dalla damigella, e li sopportò pazientemente.
CHAPTER XII. How Beaumains fought with Sir Persant of Inde, and made him to be yielden.
CAPITOLO XII. Come Beaumains combatté con Sir Persant d'Inde, e lo costrinse ad arrendersi.
CHAPTER XIII. Of the goodly communication between Sir Persant and Beaumains, and how he told him that his name was Sir Gareth.
CAPITOLO XIII. Del cortese colloquio tra Sir Persant e Beaumains, e come questi gli rivelò che il suo nome era 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.
CAPITOLO XIV. Come la dama che era assediata ricevette notizie da sua sorella su come avesse condotto un cavaliere a combattere per lei, e quali battaglie egli avesse compiuto.
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.
CAPITOLO XV. Come la damigella e Beaumains giunsero all'assedio; e arrivarono a un sicomoro, e lì Beaumains suonò un corno, e allora il Cavaliere dei Prati Rossi venne a combattere con lui.
CHAPTER XVI. How the two knights met together, and of their talking, and how they began their battle.
CAPITOLO XVI. Come i due cavalieri si incontrarono, e del loro parlare, e come iniziarono la loro battaglia.
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.
CAPITOLO XVII. Come dopo lungo combattimento Beaumains sconfisse il cavaliere e lo avrebbe ucciso, ma su richiesta dei signori gli salvò la vita, e lo costrinse ad arrendersi alla dama.
CHAPTER XVIII.
CAPITOLO XVIII.
Vocabulary
- Come
- How; used to introduce comparisons or questions
- il
- The; masculine singular definite article
- fratello
- Brother; male sibling
- del
- Of the; contraction of 'di' and 'il'
- cavaliere
- Knight; a mounted armored warrior
- che
- That, who, which; relative or conjunction word
- era
- Was; third person singular imperfect of 'essere'
- stato
- Been; past participle of 'essere'
- ucciso
- Killed; past participle of 'uccidere'
- incontrò
- Met, encountered; third person singular past tense
- e
- And; basic coordinating conjunction
- combatté
- Fought; third person singular simple past of 'combattere'
- con
- With; preposition indicating accompaniment
- finché
- Until, as long as; temporal conjunction
- non
- Not; basic negation word
- si
- Himself, herself, oneself; reflexive pronoun
- arrese
- Surrendered; third person singular past of 'arrendersi'
- CAPITOLO
- Chapter; a division of a book
- la
- The; feminine singular definite article
- damigella
- Damsel, young noblewoman; lady in waiting
- rimproverò
- Scolded, reproached; third person singular past tense
- nuovamente
- Again, anew; adverb meaning once more
- gli
- To him; indirect object pronoun masculine
- permise
- Allowed, permitted; third person singular past tense
- di
- Of, to; very common Italian preposition
- sedersi
- To sit down; reflexive infinitive verb
- alla
- At the, to the; contraction of 'a' and 'la'
- sua
- His, her, its; feminine singular possessive adjective
- tavola
- Table; a flat surface for eating or working
- ma
- But; adversative conjunction indicating contrast
- lo
- Him, it; direct object pronoun masculine singular
- chiamò
- Called, named; third person singular past tense
- garzone
- Boy, servant lad; young male helper or apprentice
- cucina
- Kitchen; room where food is prepared
- terzo
- Third; ordinal number following second
- chiamato
- Called, named; past participle of 'chiamare'
- Cavaliere
- Knight; a mounted armored warrior
- Rosso
- Red; color adjective used here as a title
- giostrò
- Jousted; competed in a knightly lance contest
- contro
- Against; preposition indicating opposition
- come
- How, as; used for comparisons or manner
- sconfisse
- Defeated; third person singular past of 'sconfiggere'
- subì
- Suffered, underwent; third person singular past tense
- grandi
- Great, large; plural adjective meaning big or intense
- rimproveri
- Reproaches, scoldings; plural noun from 'rimprovero'
- dalla
- From the; contraction of 'da' and 'la'
- li
- Them; direct object pronoun masculine plural
- sopportò
- Endured, bore; third person singular past tense
- pazientemente
- Patiently; adverb describing calm endurance
- costrinse
- Forced, compelled; third person singular past tense
- ad
- To, at; variant of 'a' before vowels
- arrendersi
- To surrender; reflexive infinitive verb
- Del
- Of the; contraction of 'di' and 'il'
- cortese
- Courteous, polite; adjective describing good manners
- colloquio
- Conversation, dialogue; a formal or polite discussion
- tra
- Between, among; preposition indicating position or relationship
- questi
- These, these ones; demonstrative pronoun masculine plural
- rivelò
- Revealed, disclosed; third person singular past tense
- suo
- His, her; masculine singular possessive adjective
- nome
- Name; word used to identify a person or thing
- dama
- Lady, noblewoman; a woman of noble rank
- assediata
- Besieged; past participle of 'assediare', under siege
- ricevette
- Received; third person singular past tense of 'ricevere'
- notizie
- News, information; plural of 'notizia'
- da
- From, by; preposition indicating origin or agent
- sorella
- Sister; female sibling
- su
- On, about; preposition with various uses
- avesse
- Had; third person singular imperfect subjunctive of 'avere'
- condotto
- Led, conducted; past participle of 'condurre'
- un
- A, an; masculine singular indefinite article
- a
- To, at; very common Italian preposition
- combattere
- To fight, to combat; infinitive verb
- per
- For, in order to; preposition of purpose
- lei
- Her, she; feminine third person pronoun
- quali
- Which, what; interrogative or relative pronoun plural
- battaglie
- Battles; plural of 'battaglia', armed conflicts
- egli
- He; formal third person masculine subject pronoun
- compiuto
- Accomplished, completed; past participle of 'compiere'
- giunsero
- Arrived, reached; third person plural past of 'giungere'
- all'assedio
- To the siege; contraction indicating arrival at siege
- arrivarono
- They arrived; third person plural simple past tense
- sicomoro
- Sycamore; a large deciduous tree
- lì
- There; adverb indicating a place nearby
- suonò
- Sounded, blew; third person singular past tense
- corno
- Horn; a wind instrument or animal horn
- allora
- Then, at that time; adverb of time or consequence
- dei
- Of the; contraction of 'di' and 'i' plural
- Prati
- Meadows, fields; plural of 'prato', grassy areas
- venne
- Came; third person singular past of 'venire'
- lui
- Him, he; masculine third person pronoun
- i
- The; masculine plural definite article
- due
- Two; the cardinal number two
- cavalieri
- Knights; plural of 'cavaliere', mounted warriors
- incontrarono
- They met, encountered; third person plural past tense
- loro
- Their, them, they; third person plural pronoun
- parlare
- To speak, to talk; basic infinitive verb
- iniziarono
- They began, started; third person plural past tense
- battaglia
- Battle; an armed conflict or fight
- dopo
- After, later; preposition or adverb of time
- lungo
- Long; adjective describing extended duration or length
- combattimento
- Combat, fighting; noun for an act of battle
- avrebbe
- Would have; conditional tense of 'avere'
- richiesta
- Request, demand; a formal ask for something
- signori
- Lords, gentlemen; plural honorific for noble men
- salvò
- Saved, rescued; third person singular past tense
- vita
- Life; the state of being alive
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