Le Morte d'Arthur: Volume 1 — Page 14
How the knights bare them in the battle.
Come i cavalieri si comportarono nella battaglia.
CHAPTER XXIX. Yet of the said tournament.
CAPITOLO XXIX. Ancora del suddetto torneo.
CHAPTER XXX. How Sir Gareth was espied by the heralds, and how he escaped out of the field.
CAPITOLO XXX. Come Sir Gareth fu scoperto dagli araldi, e come fuggì dal campo.
CHAPTER XXXI. How Sir Gareth came to a castle where he was well lodged, and he jousted with a knight and slew him.
CAPITOLO XXXI. Come Sir Gareth giunse a un castello dove fu ben alloggiato, e giostrò con un cavaliere e lo uccise.
CHAPTER XXXII. How Sir Gareth fought with a knight that held within his castle thirty ladies, and how he slew him.
CAPITOLO XXXII. Come Sir Gareth combatté con un cavaliere che teneva nel suo castello trenta dame, e come lo uccise.
CHAPTER XXXIII. How Sir Gareth and Sir Gawaine fought each against other, and how they knew each other by the damosel Linet.
CAPITOLO XXXIII. Come Sir Gareth e Sir Gawaine combatterono l'uno contro l'altro, e come si riconobbero grazie alla damigella Linet.
CHAPTER XXXIV. How Sir Gareth acknowledged that they loved each other to King Arthur, and of the appointment of their wedding.
CAPITOLO XXXIV. Come Sir Gareth dichiarò a Re Artù che si amavano, e della fissazione della loro data di nozze.
CHAPTER XXXV. Of the Great Royalty, and what officers were made at the feast of the wedding, and of the jousts at the feast.
CAPITOLO XXXV. Della Grande Magnificenza, e di quali ufficiali furono nominati al banchetto di nozze, e delle giostre durante la festa.
BOOK VIII.
LIBRO VIII.
CHAPTER I. How Sir Tristram de Liones was born, and how his mother died at his birth, wherefore she named him Tristram.
CAPITOLO I. Come Sir Tristram de Liones nacque, e come sua madre morì alla sua nascita, per cui ella lo chiamò Tristram.
CHAPTER II. How the stepmother of Sir Tristram had ordained poison for to have poisoned Sir Tristram.
CAPITOLO II. Come la matrigna di Sir Tristram aveva preparato del veleno per avvelenare Sir Tristram.
CHAPTER III. How Sir Tristram was sent into France, and had one to govern him named Gouvernail, and how he learned to harp, hawk, and hunt.
CAPITOLO III. Come Sir Tristram fu mandato in Francia, e gli fu affidato un tutore di nome Gouvernail, e come imparò a suonare l'arpa, a praticare la falconeria e a cacciare.
CHAPTER IV. How Sir Marhaus came out of Ireland for to ask truage of Cornwall, or else he would fight therefore.
CAPITOLO IV. Come Sir Marhaus venne dall'Irlanda per richiedere il tributo alla Cornovaglia, altrimenti avrebbe combattuto per ottenerlo.
CHAPTER V.
CAPITOLO V.
Vocabulary
- Come
- How; introduces manner or comparison
- i
- The (masculine plural definite article)
- cavalieri
- Knights; plural of cavaliere
- si
- Reflexive pronoun; themselves, oneself
- comportarono
- Behaved; past tense of comportarsi
- nella
- In the; contraction of in and la
- battaglia
- Battle; armed conflict between opposing forces
- CAPITOLO
- Chapter; a division of a book
- Ancora
- Again; still; once more
- del
- Of the; contraction of di and il
- suddetto
- Aforementioned; previously mentioned subject or thing
- torneo
- Tournament; competitive jousting or knightly contest
- fu
- Was; third person singular past of essere
- scoperto
- Discovered; revealed; uncovered by someone
- dagli
- By the; contraction of da and gli
- araldi
- Heralds; officials announcing and identifying knights
- e
- And; basic coordinating conjunction
- come
- How; as; in what manner
- fuggì
- Fled; ran away from a place
- dal
- From the; contraction of da and il
- campo
- Field; open area used for battle or tournament
- giunse
- Arrived; reached a destination (past tense)
- a
- To; at; preposition indicating direction or location
- un
- A; an; indefinite article masculine singular
- castello
- Castle; large fortified medieval building
- dove
- Where; indicates location or place
- ben
- Well; adequately; shortened form of bene
- alloggiato
- Lodged; accommodated; given shelter or lodging
- giostrò
- Jousted; competed in a jousting match
- con
- With; preposition indicating accompaniment
- cavaliere
- Knight; a mounted armored warrior
- lo
- Him; it; masculine singular direct object pronoun
- uccise
- Killed; slew (third person singular past tense)
- combatté
- Fought; engaged in combat (past tense)
- che
- Who; that; which; relative or conjunction
- teneva
- Held; kept; was holding (imperfect tense)
- nel
- In the; contraction of in and il
- suo
- His; her; its; possessive adjective singular
- trenta
- Thirty; the number 30
- dame
- Ladies; noblewomen; plural of dama
- combatterono
- Fought; they battled one another (past tense)
- l'
- The; elided definite article before vowel
- uno
- One; the number one; indefinite pronoun
- contro
- Against; in opposition to
- altro
- Other; another; the other one
- riconobbero
- Recognized; they recognized each other (past tense)
- grazie
- Thanks to; by means of; because of
- alla
- To the; contraction of a and la
- damigella
- Damsel; young noblewoman or lady-in-waiting
- dichiarò
- Declared; announced officially (past tense)
- Re
- King; title for a male monarch
- amavano
- Loved; they were in love (imperfect tense)
- della
- Of the; contraction of di and la
- fissazione
- Setting; fixing; here refers to setting a date
- loro
- Their; them; third person plural pronoun
- data
- Date; a specific calendar day set
- di
- Of; from; preposition indicating possession or origin
- nozze
- Wedding; nuptials; marriage ceremony
- Della
- Of the; contraction of di and la
- Grande
- Great; grand; large in importance or size
- Magnificenza
- Magnificence; grandeur; splendor of an event
- quali
- Which; what; referring to persons or things
- ufficiali
- Officials; officers appointed to formal positions
- furono
- Were; they were (past tense of essere)
- nominati
- Appointed; named; designated to a role
- al
- To the; at the; contraction of a and il
- banchetto
- Banquet; formal feast or celebratory dinner
- delle
- Of the; contraction of di and le (plural)
- giostre
- Jousts; tournaments; plural of giostra
- durante
- During; throughout the course of an event
- la
- The; feminine singular definite article
- festa
- Feast; festival; celebration or party
- LIBRO
- Book; a major division of a larger work
- I
- The; masculine plural definite article (alternate usage)
- nacque
- Was born; came into the world (past tense)
- sua
- His; her; feminine possessive adjective singular
- madre
- Mother; female parent
- morì
- Died; passed away (past tense)
- nascita
- Birth; the act of being born
- per
- For; because of; through; preposition
- cui
- Whom; which; relative pronoun indicating reason
- ella
- She; third person feminine singular subject pronoun
- chiamò
- Called; named; gave a name to someone
- matrigna
- Stepmother; father's new wife replacing mother
- aveva
- Had; possessed (imperfect tense of avere)
- preparato
- Prepared; made ready in advance
- veleno
- Poison; toxic substance intended to harm
- avvelenare
- To poison; to administer poison to someone
- mandato
- Sent; dispatched to a place or person
- in
- In; into; preposition of location or direction
- Francia
- France; a country in western Europe
- gli
- To him; masculine indirect object pronoun
- affidato
- Entrusted; placed in someone's care
- tutore
- Guardian; tutor; person responsible for another's care
- nome
- Name; word used to identify a person
- imparò
- Learned; acquired knowledge or a skill
- suonare
- To play music; to play an instrument
- arpa
- Harp; a stringed musical instrument
- praticare
- To practice; to engage regularly in an activity
- falconeria
- Falconry; the art of training hunting falcons
- cacciare
- To hunt; to chase or pursue game animals
- venne
- Came; arrived (past tense of venire)
- dall'
- From the; contraction of da and l' (elided)
- Irlanda
- Ireland; island nation in northwestern Europe
- richiedere
- To demand; to request; to require something
- il
- The; masculine singular definite article
- tributo
- Tribute; payment demanded by a ruling power
- Cornovaglia
- Cornwall; a region in southwestern England
- altrimenti
- Otherwise; or else; if not done
- avrebbe
- Would have; conditional of avere
- combattuto
- Fought; engaged in combat (past participle)
- ottenerlo
- To obtain it; to get it by force
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