Glosses for quiz #2 of the Knight's Tale (lI.1355-1880)
Compare your translations with the glossed text:
1364 His hewe falow and pale as asshen colde,
falow: sickly yellow
1372 And in his geere for al the world he ferde
geere: behavior ferde: behaved
1377 And shortly, turned was al up so doun
up so doun: topsy turvy
1405 He myghte wel, if that he bar hym lowe,
bar hym lowe: conducted himself humbly
1415 And at the gate he profreth his servyse
profreth: offers
1453 Forpyned, what for wo and for distresse.
Forpyned: wasted by suffering
1465 Were it by aventure or destynee --
aventure or destynee: chance or fate
1477 That nedes cost he moot hymselven hyde,
nedes cost: necessarily
1495 And with his stremes dryeth in the greves
stremes: rays greves: groves
1526 That was so ny to herknen al his sawe,
sawe: speech
1544 Woltow werreyen Thebes the citee?
werreyen: wage war on
1559 Allas, thou felle Mars! Allas, Juno!
felle: fierce
1592 But out of prison am astert by grace,
astert: escaped
1650 But streight, withouten word or rehersyng,
rehersyng: conversation
1688 And to the grove that stood ful faste by,
ful faste by: very close by
1699 That foughten breme as it were bores two.
breme: fiercely
1729 Thus hath he japed thee ful many a yer,
japed: tricked
1746 It nedeth noght to pyne yow with the corde.
pyne: torture
1762 And though he first for ire quook and sterte,
quook: shook sterte: trembled
1789 For he kan maken, at his owene gyse,
at his owene gyse: after his own fashion
1813 I woot it by myself ful yore agon,
yore agon: long ago
1822 That nevere mo ye shal my contree dere,
dere: harm
1843 As hym is shape, and herkneth in what wyse;
wyse: manner
1863 And God so wisly on my soule rewe
so wisly: surely, certainly rewe: have mercy
1872 Who kouthe telle, or who kouthe it endite,
endite: describe in writing
Score 4 points for each correct answer; if you made an 80 or more go on to Part III. If you scored 76 or less, go back and again read carefully through this part (lines I.1355-1880) of the Knight's Tale, paying close attention to meaning and availing yourself of the page glosses, the explanatory notes, and the glossary.