#  Glosses for quiz #3 of the Knight's Tale (Lines I.1881-2482) 

 



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**Compare your translations with the glossed text:**

1896 Was noon in erthe, as in so litel space;  
 **space**: time  
  
1967 Why sholde I noght as wel eek telle yow al  
 **eek**: also  
  
1978 Of stubbes sharpe and hidouse to biholde,  
 **stubbes**: stumps  
  
1983 Wroght al of burned steel, of which the entree  
 **burned**: burnished  
  
2002 The open werre, with woundes al bibledde;  
 **with woundes al bibledde**; all covered with blood from wounds  
  
2008 The colde deeth, with mouth gapyng upright.  
 **upright**: upwards  
  
2019 The sowe freten the child right in the cradel;  
 **freten**: devour  
  
2101 And sikerly ther trowed many a man  
 **sikerly**; truly trowed: believed  
  
2116 It were a lusty sighte for to see.  
 **lusty**: pleasing  
  
2125 Ther is no newe gyse that it nas old.  
 *There is no new fashion (**gyse**) that has not been old*.  
  
2135 His lymes grete, his brawnes harde and stronge,  
 **lymes greet**: *large limbs* brawnes: *muscles*  
  
2162 His sadel was of brend gold newe ybete;  
 **brend gold**: *refined (pure) gold* **ybete**: *adorned*  
  
2193 He festeth hem, and dooth so greet labour  
 **dooth so greet labour**: *makes such an effort*  
  
2199 The riche array of Theseus paleys,  
 **array**: *adornment*  
  
2212 Yet song the larke) and Palamon right tho  
 **tho**: *then*  
  
2219 And doun he kneleth, and with humble cheere  
 **cheere**: *expression*  
  
2238 I kepe noght of armes for to yelpe,  
 **kepe noght**: *care nothing* **yelpe**: *boast*  
  
2289 Hir brighte heer was kembd, untressed al;  
 **kembd**: *combed* **untressed**: *loose*  
  
2333 But sodeynly she saugh a sighte queynte,  
 **queynte**: *curious*  
  
2341 For which so soore agast was Emelye  
 **agast**: *frightened*  
  
2361 For which this Emelye astoned was,  
 **astoned**: *astonished*  
  
2382 Thanne preye I thee to rewe upon my pyne.  
 **pyne**; *pain*  
  
2394 And, as I trowe, with love offended moost  
 **with**: *by*  
  
2431 The statue of Mars bigan his hauberk rynge,  
 **hauberk**: *coat of mail*  
  
2449 Men may the olde atrenne and noght atrede.  
 *One can outrun the old but not outwit them*.  
  
2457 Myn is the prison in the derke cote;  
 **cote**: *cell*

Score 4 points for each correct answer; if you made an 80 or more go on to Part 4; if you scored 76 or less, go back and again read carefully through this part (lines I.1881-2482) of the Knight's Tale, paying close attention to the meaning.