#  Test your reading of The Second Nun's Prologue and Tale (Lines VIII.1-553) 

 



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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):**

12 Til that a man be hent right by the **lappe**,  
  
40 Thow **nobledest** so ferforth oure nature,  
  
45 That of the **tryne compas** lord and gyde is,  
  
47 Ay **heryen**; and thou, Virgine **wemmelees**,  
  
60 That whelpes eten somme of the **crommes** alle  
  
75 O havene of **refut**, O salvacioun  
  
96 Of "hevene" and "Lia"; and heere, **in figurynge**,  
  
101 Of sapience and for hire **thewes** cleere;  
  
119 Now have I yow declared what she **highte**.  
  
140 Ay **biddynge** in hire orisons ful faste.  
  
192 "Sower of chaast conseil, **hierde** of us alle,  
  
261 In **soothnesse**, or in dreem I herkne this?"  
  
276 The world and eek hire chambre gan she **weyve**;  
  
286 For they been dombe, and therto they been **deve**,  
  
311 And woneth in **halkes** alwey to and fro,  
  
332 That ther was oother lyf ther men may **wone**."  
  
363 Which hem **apposed**, and knew al hire entente,  
  
367 Anon thise martirs that I yow **devyse**,  
  
405 For which Almachius **dide** hym so **bete**  
  
481 Bothe for to sleen and for to quyken a wight;  
  
429 Quod she, "that wolden two answeres **conclude**  
  
448 And goon al **quit**, if he wole it reneye?"  
  
527 The tormentour, but **for no maner chaunce**  
  
547 Seint Urban with his **deknes** prively  
  
551 Seint Urban **halwed** it, as he wel myghte;

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