#  Test Your Reading of The Miller's Prologue (ll. 3109-3396) 

 



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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):

3112 And worthy for to **drawen to memorie**  
3115 This gooth aright; **unbokeled is the male**  
3121 So that **unnethe** upon his hors he sat,  
3129 And seyde, "**Abyd**, Robyn, my **leeve** brother;  
3140 **Wyte it** the ale of Southwerk, I you preye.  
3147 To **apeyren** any man, or hym defame,  
3170 **M'athynketh** that I shal **reherce** it heere.  
3185 **Avyseth yow**, and put me out of blame;  
3188 A riche **gnof**, that **gestes** heeld **to bord**,  
3199 This clerk was cleped **hende** Nicholas.  
3212 His **presse** ycovered with a **faldyng reed;**  
3237 Upon hir **lendes**, ful of many a **goore**.  
3242 Were of the **same suyte of** hir coler;  
3247 She was ful moore **blisful on to see**  
3253 There nys no man so wys that koude **thenche**  
3260 As any kyde or calf folwynge his **dame**.  
3275 As clerkes ben ful subtile and ful **queynte;**  
3289 And spak so faire, and **profred him** so faste,  
3299 "A clerk hadde **litherly biset his whyle**,  
3315 And **strouted as a fanne** large and brode;  
3325 A myrie **child** he was, **so** God me save.  
3330 And with his legges **casten** to and fro,  
3336 Ther any **gaylard tappestere** was.  
3360 He syngeth in his voys gentil and **smal**,  
3370 This passeth forth; what wol ye **bet than weel**?  
3393 Maketh the **ferre leeve to be looth**."

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