#  Glosses for quiz on The Prologue and Tale of Sir Thopas (Lines VII.692-966) 

 



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694 And thanne at erst he looked upon me,  
 **at erst**: for the first time  
  
707 "Hooste," quod I, "ne beth nat yvele apayd,  
 **yvel apayd**: displeased  
  
713 And I wol telle verrayment  
 **verrayment**: truly  
  
727 His rode is lyk scarlet in grayn,  
 **rode**: complexion scarlet **in grayn**: deep-dyed scarlet cloth  
  
731 That to his girdel raughte adoun;  
 **raughte**: reached  
  
751 He worth upon his steede gray,  
 **worth upon**: climbs on  
  
776 So swatte that men myghte him wrynge;  
 **swatte**: sweated  
  
788 An elf-queene shal my lemman be  
 **elf-queene**: fairy queen **lemman**: mistress  
  
796 By dale and eek by downe!"  
 **downe**: hill  
  
801 That he foond, in a pryve woon,  
 **woon**: place  
  
835 For now I wol yow rowne  
 **rowne**: tell  
  
836 How sir Thopas, with sydes smale,  
 **sydes smale**: slender waist  
  
843 For paramour and jolitee  
 **jolitee**: pleasure  
  
845 "Do come," he seyde, "my mynstrales,  
 **Do come**: cause to come, summon **mynstrales**: musicians  
  
861 And over that an haubergeoun  
 **haubergeoun**: chain-mail shirt  
  
866 And over that his cote-armour  
 **cote-armour**: coat of arms, worn over the armor  
  
877 His helm of latoun bright;  
 **latoun**: latten, a brass-like alloy  
  
890 To telle it wol I fonde.  
 **fonde**: try, attempt  
  
895 And of ladyes love-drury  
 **love-drury**: passionate love  
  
897 Men speken of romances of prys,  
 **prys**: excellence  
  
908 God shilde his cors fro shonde!  
 **cors**: corse, body **shonde**: harm, shame  
  
911 But liggen in his hoode;  
 **liggen**: lie  
  
912 His brighte helm was his wonger,  
 **wonger**: pillow  
  
924 Now swich a rym the devel I biteche!  
 **biteche**: commit  
  
947 And alle acorden as in hire sentence,  
 **sentence**: substance, essential meaning

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