Glosses for Quiz on the The Franklin's Prologue and Tale (Lines V.709-1624)
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732 And many a labour, many a greet emprise,
emprise: chivalric exploit
769 And nat to been constreyned as a thral;
thral: servant, slave
786 To every wight that kan on governaunce.
kan on: knows about
811 To seke in armes worshipe and honour --
worshipe: good reputation
834 The emprentyng of hire consolacioun,
emprentyng: impression
852 But thanne was that a parcel of hire wo,
parcel: portion
892 Were sonken into helle for his sake!
sonken: sunk
909 And craft of mannes hand so curiously
curiously: skillfully
924 And with good hope lete hir sorwe slyde.
slyde: slip away
1069 Thanne shal she been evene atte fulle alway,
evene atte fulle: fully even (with you), in exact opposition
1087 Arveragus, with heele and greet honour,
heele: well-being
1121 Seken in every halke and every herne
every halke and every herne: every nook and cranny
1150 And whan hem lyked, voyded it anon.
voyded: caused it to disappear
1170 In hope for to been lissed of his care.
lissed: relieved
1223 He made it straunge, and swoor, so God hym save,
made it straunge: raised difficulties
1240 To Britaigne tooke they the righte way,
righte: direct
1292 For swiche illusiouns and swiche meschaunces
meschaunces: evil practices
1314 Nere it that I for yow have swich disese
disese: distress
1327 Ye woot right wel what ye bihighten me;
bihighten: promised
1370 They comanded his doghtres for t' areste
t'areste: seize
1430 That slowe hemself for swich manere cas.
cas: cause
1495 That he wol putte his wyf in jupartie.
jupartie: jeopardy
1533 I yow relesse, madame, into youre hond
relesse: release, set free
1606 This al and som; ther is namoore to seyn."
al and som: the entire matter
1614 As thou right now were cropen out of the ground,
were cropen: had crept
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