Glosses for quiz #1 of The Man of Law's Introduction and Tale (Lines II.1-385)

Compare your translations with the glossed text:

15 And sodeynly he plighte his horse aboute.
      plighte; pulled

28 But los of tyme shendeth us,' quod he.
      shendeth; ruins

37 Acquiteth yow now of youre biheeste;
      Acquiteth yow ... of acquit yourself of (fulfill)  :  : biheeste:promise

73 Thy litel children hangynge by the hals,
      hals: neck

91 Me were looth be likned, doutelees,
      Me were looth: I would hate

108 Thy neighebor thou wytest synfully,
      wytest: accuse

112 For he noght helpeth needfulle in hir neede."
      needfulle: the needy

119 Be war, therfore, er thou come to that prikke!
      prikke; point

131 I were right now of tales desolaat,
      of tales desolaat: lacking in tales

136 That wyde-where senten hir spicerye,
      wyde-where: far and wide     spicerye: oriental goods (spices, cloths, and such)

155 This was the commune voys of every man:
      voys: opinion

168 Hir hand, ministre of fredam for almesse."
      fredam for almesse: generosity in giving alms

172 And whan they han this blisful mayden sayn,
      sayn: seen

186 That this Sowdan hath caught so greet plesance
      plesance: desire

195 Is writen, God woot, whoso koude it rede,
      rede; interpret

214 They speken of magyk and abusioun.
      abusioun: deception

229 Saveth my lyf, and beth noght recchelees
      reechelees: negligent

236 That in destruccioun of mawmettrie,
      mawmettrie: idolatry

250 Wel may men knowen that so greet ordinance
      ordinance: preparations

265 Ful pale arist, and dresseth hire to wende;
      arist: ( = ariseth), arises

277 Over alle thyng, out-taken Crist on-lofte,
      out-taken; except     on-lofte: on high

287 And to been under mannes governance."
      governance: control

294 But forth she moot, wher-so she wepe or synge.
      wher-so: whether

300 At the bigynnyng of this fiers viage,
      fiers: dangerous

306 O fieble moone, unhappy been thy paas!
      unhappy: unfortunate     paas: steps

317 Solempnely, with every circumstance.
      circumstance: ceremony

Score 4 points for each correct answer; if you made an 80 or more, you are doing fine. If you scored 76 or less, go back and again read carefully through this part (lines II.1-385) of The Man of Law's Introduction and Tale, paying close attention to meaning and availing yourself of the page glosses, the explanatory notes, and the glossary.