#  Test your reading of the Knight's Tale (Lines 1881-2482) 

 



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**Translate each of the bold-faced words in the following lines into clear modern English (it is best to write out your translation):**

1896 Was noon in erthe, as in so litel **space**;

1967 Why sholde I noght as wel **eek** telle yow al  
  
1978 Of **stubbes** sharpe and hidouse to biholde,  
  
1983 Wroght al of **burned** steel, of which the entree  
  
2002 The open werre, **with woundes al bibledde**;  
  
2008 The colde deeth, with mouth gapyng **upright**.  
  
2019 The sowe **freten** the child right in the cradel;  
  
2101 And **sikerly** ther **trowed** many a man  
  
2116 It were a **lusty** sighte for to see.  
  
2125 **Ther is no newe gyse that it nas old**.  
  
2135 His **lymes grete**, his **brawnes** harde and stronge,  
  
2162 His sadel was of **brend gold** newe **ybete**;  
  
2193 He festeth hem, and **dooth so greet labour**  
  
2199 The riche **array** of Theseus paleys,  
  
2212 Yet song the larke) and Palamon right **tho**  
  
2219 And doun he kneleth, and with humble **cheere**  
  
2238 I **kepe noght** of armes for to **yelpe**,  
  
2289 Hir brighte heer was **kembd**, **untressed** al;  
  
2333 But sodeynly she saugh a sighte **queynte**,  
  
2341 For which so soore **agast** was Emelye  
  
2361 For which this Emelye **astoned** was,  
  
2382 Thanne preye I thee to rewe upon my **pyne**.  
  
2394 And, as I trowe, **with** love offended moost  
  
2431 The statue of Mars bigan his **hauberk** rynge,  
  
2449 **Men may the olde atrenne and noght atrede**.  
  
2457 Myn is the prison in the derke **cote**;

**Compare your translation with the page** [**glosses**](/glosses-quiz-3-knights-tale-lines-i1881-2482) **for these lines.**