#  Glosses for quiz #2 of the The Man of Law's Tale (Lines II.386-875) 

 



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391 And preyde hire for to ryde agayn the queene,  
 **agayn**: toward  
  
406 Caste under this ful mortally to stynge.  
 **Caste**: planned  
  
422 To worldly blisse, spreynd with bitternesse,  
 **spreynd**: sprinkled  
  
430 Been al tohewe and stiked at the bord,  
 **tohewe**: cut to pieces **stiked**: stabbed **bord**: table  
  
438 And Custance han they take anon, foot-hoot,  
 **foot-hoot**: immediately  
  
463 Yeres and dayes fleet this creature  
 **fleet** (= fleeteth), drifts  
  
467 After hir deeth ful often may she wayte,  
 **After**: for  
  
501 Or in desert? No wight but Crist, sanz faille.  
 **sanz faille**: doubtless  
  
507 Under an hoold that nempnen I ne kan,  
 **hoold**: castle **nempnen**: name  
  
527 That she forgat hir mynde, by hir trouthe.  
 **forgat hir mynde**: lost her memory  
  
540 In al that lond no Cristen dorste route;  
 **route**: assemble  
  
600 And kitte the throte of Hermengyld atwo,  
 **kitte**: cut **atwo**: in two  
  
616 Falle in disese and in mysaventure.  
 **disese**: distress  
  
624 For they han seyn hire evere so vertuous,  
 **seyn**: seen  
  
637 Withouten gilt thou shalt be slayn as swithe.  
 **Withouten gilt**: guiltless **as swithe**: immediately  
  
671 And bothe his eyen broste out of his face  
 **broste**: burst  
  
677 Of this mervaille agast was al the prees;  
 **prees**: crowd  
  
687 This false knyght was slayn for his untrouthe  
 **untrouthe**: perjury  
  
702 Maken so long a tale as of the corn.  
 **corn**: fruit, essential part, of the story  
  
717 He took his wyf to kepe, whan he is gon  
 **took**: gave  
  
763 My lust I putte al in thyn ordinaunce.  
 **in thyn ordinaunce**: in your control  
  
773 And thou biwreyest alle secreenesse.  
 **biwreyest**: betray **secreenesse**: secret information  
  
781 Lat hym enditen of thy traitorie!  
 **enditen**: write **traitorie**: treachery  
  
792 Eft were his lettres stolen everychon,  
 **Eft**: again  
  
809 And whan that he this pitous lettre say,  
 **say**: saw  
  
842 Sooth is that thurgh wommanes eggement  
 **eggement**: instigation

**Score 4 points for each correct answer; if you made an 80 or more did well. If you scored 76 or less, go back and again read carefully through this part (II.386-875) of The Man of Law's Tale, paying close attention to meaning and availing yourself of the page glosses, the explanatory notes, and the glossary.**