#  Glosses for Quiz on The Clerk's Prologue and Tale (Lines I.1-1212) 

 



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

22 "Hooste," quod he, "I am under youre yerde;  
**under youre yerde**: under your authority  
  
122 And deeth manaceth every age, and smyt  
**smyt** (*= smyteth*), smites, strikes  
  
140 Wherfore we pray you hastily to wyve."  
**wyve**: take a wife  
  
201 Hadden hir beestes and hir herbergage,  
**herbergage**: lodging  
  
229 And ay she kepte hir fadres lyf on-lofte  
**kepte ... on-lofte**: sustained  
  
270 And of his retenue the bachelrye,  
*And the knights in his service*  
  
327 To be my wyf and reule hire after me.  
**reule hire after me**: conduct herself as I decide  
  
348 But thise demandes axe I first," quod he,  
**demandes**: questions  
  
422 Wedded with fortunat honestetee,  
**honestetee**: honor, virtue  
  
455 Nedelees, God woot, he thoghte hire for t'affraye.  
**t'affraye**: to frighten  
  
480 Unto my gentils ye be no thyng so.  
**gentils**: nobles  
  
572 That beestes ne no briddes it torace."  
**briddes**: birds **torace**: tear to pieces  
  
628 The murmur sleeth myn herte and my corage,  
**murmur**: grumbling  
  
706 Right so this markys fulliche hath purposed  
**purposed**: decided  
  
797 That in greet lordshipe, if I wel avyse,  
**wel avyse**: judge rightly  
  
817 Maken comparison; it is no nay.  
**is no nay**: can not be denied  
  
886 But swich a smok as I was wont to were,  
**smok**: simple garment, undergarment  
  
917 By dayes fele than at hire mariage.  
**fele**: many  
  
976 And peyned hire to doon al that she myghte,  
**peyned hire**: took pains  
  
997 Delitynge evere in rumbul that is newe,  
**rumbul**: rumor  
  
1018 That no defaute no man aperceyveth,  
**defaute**: any fault  
  
1095 That crueel houndes or som foul vermyne  
**vermyne**: animal pests  
  
1103 The children from hire arm they gonne arace.  
**arace**: tear away  
  
1124 Til on the welkne shoon the sterres lyght.  
**welkne**: sky  
  
1168 With bras, that thogh the coyne be fair at ye,  
**at ye**: to look at

Score 4 points for each correct answer; if you made an 80 or more, congratulations. If you scored 76 or less, go back and again read carefully through of The Clerk's Prologue and Tale (I.1-1212), paying close attention to meaning and availing yourself of the page glosses, the explanatory notes, and the glossary.