#  Glosses for Quiz on the The Franklin's Prologue and Tale (Lines V.709-1624) 

 



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

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

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 Franklin's Prologue and Tale, paying close attention to meaning and availing yourself of the page glosses, the explanatory notes, and the glossary.