#  Glosses for Quiz on The Second Nun's Prologue and Tale (Lines VIII.1-553) 

 



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

12 Til that a man be hent right by the lappe,  
 **lappe**: hem (of a garment)  
  
40 Thow nobledest so ferforth oure nature,  
 **nobledest**: ennobled  
  
45 That of the tryne compas lord and gyde is,  
 **tryne compas**: the threefold universe (earth, heaven, sea)  
  
47 Ay heryen; and thou, Virgine wemmelees,  
 **heryen**: praise **wemmelees**: without blemish  
  
60 That whelpes eten somme of the crommes alle  
 **crommes**: crumbs  
  
75 O havene of refut, O salvacioun  
 **refut**: refuge  
  
96 Of "hevene" and "Lia"; and heere, in figurynge,  
 **In figurynge**; symbolically  
  
101 Of sapience and for hire thewes cleere;  
 **thewes**: morals  
  
119 Now have I yow declared what she highte.  
 **highte**: was called  
  
140 Ay biddynge in hire orisons ful faste.  
 **biddynge**: praying  
  
192 "Sower of chaast conseil, hierde of us alle,  
 **hierde**: shepherd  
  
261 In soothnesse, or in dreem I herkne this?"  
 **soothnesse**: truth  
  
276 The world and eek hire chambre gan she weyve;  
 **weyve**: abandon, give up  
  
286 For they been dombe, and therto they been deve,  
 **deve**: deaf  
  
311 And woneth in halkes alwey to and fro,  
 **halkes**: hiding places  
  
332 That ther was oother lyf ther men may wone."  
 **wone**: dwell  
  
363 Which hem apposed, and knew al hire entente,  
 **apposed** questioned   
  
367 Anon thise martirs that I yow devyse,  
 **devyse**: tell, narrate  
  
405 For which Almachius dide hym so bete  
 **dide ... bete**: had him beaten  
  
429 Quod she, "that wolden two answeres conclude  
 **conclude**: include  
  
448 And goon al quit, if he wole it reneye?"  
 **quit**: fre  
  
481 Bothe for to sleen and for to quyken a wight;  
 **quyken**: give life to  
  
527 The tormentour, but for no maner chaunce  
 **for no maner chaunce**: in no way  
  
547 Seint Urban with his deknes prively  
 **deknes**: deacons  
  
551 Seint Urban halwed it, as he wel myghte;  
 **halwed**: consecrated

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 Second Nun's Prologue and Tale (VIII.1-553), paying close attention to meaning and availing yourself of the page glosses, the explanatory notes, and the glossary.