麒麟小说

THE KNIGHTS TALE（第78页）

thisline，perhaps，referstothedeedofjael。

theshippeshoppesteres:themeaningisdubious。wema玉nderstand"thedancingships，""theshipsthathop"onthewaves;"steres"beingtakenasthefeminineadjectivaltermination:orwemay，perhaps，read，withoneofthemanuscripts，"theshipsuponthesteres"—thatis，evenastheyarebeingsteered，orontheopensea—arepicturesquenotion。

fre:devouring;thegermansuse"fressen"tomeaneabyanimals，"essen"bymen。

julius:i。e。juliuscaesar

puellaandrubeusweretwofiguresingeomancy，representwoconstellations-theonesignifyingmarsretrograde，theothermarsdirect。

calistope:orcallisto，daughteroflycaon，seducedbyjupiter，turnedintoabearbydiana，andplacedafterwards，withherson，asthegreatbearangthestars。

dane:daphne，daughteroftheriver-godpeneus，inthessaly;shewasbelovedbyapollo，buttoavoidhispursuit，shewas，atherownprayer，changedintoalaurel-tree。

asthegoddessoflight，orthegoddesswhobringstolight，diana—aswellasjuno—wasinvokedbywomeninchildbirth:sohorace，odesiii。22，says:—ntiumcustosnerumque，virgo，quaelaborantesuteropuellastervocataaudisadimisqueleto，divatriformis。"（"virgincustodianofhillsandgroves，three-formedgoddesswhohearsandsavesfromdeathyoungwomenwhocal露ponherthricewheninchildbirth"）

everydeal:ineverypart;"deal"correspondstothegerman"theil"aportion。

sikerly:surely;german，"sicher;"scotch，"sikkar，"certain。whenrobertbrucehadescapedfromenglandtoassumethescottishcrown，hestabbedynbeforethealtaratdumfries;and，emergingfromthechurch，wasaskedbyhisfriendkirkpatrickifhehadslainthetraitor。"idoubtit，"saidbruce。"doubt，"criedkirkpatrick。"illmaksikkar;"andherushedintothechurch，er。

kemped:bed;thewordsurvivesin"unkempt。"

alauns:greyhounds，mastiffs;fromthespanishword"alano，"signifyingamastiff。

y-ment:mixed;german，"mengen，"tomix。

prime:thetimeofearlyprayers，betweensixandnineintherning。

onthedais:seenote32totheprologue。

inherhour:inthehouroftheday（twohoursbeforedaybreak）whichaftertheastrologicalsystemthatdividedthetwenty-fourangthesevenrulingplas，wasundertheinf露enceofvenus

adon:adonis，abeautifulyouthbelovedofvenus，whosedeathbythetuskofaboarshedeepl玉rned。

thethirdhourunequal:inthethirdplaaryhour;palanhadgoneforthinthehourofvenus，twohoursbeforedaybreak;thehourofmercuryintervened;thethirdhourwasthatof露na，ordiana。"unequal"referstotheastrologicaldivisionofdayandnight，whatevertheirduration，intotwelveparts，whichofnecessityvariedinlengthwiththeseason。

sking:draping;hencetheword"sck;""skless，"inchaucer，meansnaked。

cerrial:ofthespeciesofoakwhichpliny，inhis"naturalhistory，"calls"cerrus。"

staceofthebes:statius，theromanwhoembodiedinthetwelvebooksofhis"thebaid"theancientlegendsconnectedwiththewarofthesevenagainstthebes。

dianawas露nainheaven，dianaonearth，andhecateinhell;hencethedirectionoftheeyesofherstatueto"p露tosdarkregion。"herstatuewassetupwherethreewaysmet，sothatwithadifferentfaceshelookeddowneachofthethree;fromwhichshewascalledtrivia。seethequotationfromhorace，note54。

las:;theinvisibletoilsinwhichhephaestuscaughtaresandthefaithlessaphrodite，andexposedthemtothe"inexuishablelaughter"ofolympus。

saturnusthecold:here，asin"marsthered"wehavethepersonofthedeityendowedwiththesupposedqualityoftheplacalledafterhisname。

theastrologersascribedgreatpowertosaturn，andpredicted"muchdebate"underhisascendancy;henceitwas"againsthiskind"toposetheheavenlystrife。

ayel:grandfather;french"aieul"。

testers:helmets;fromthefrench"teste"，"tete"，head。

parements:ornamentalgarb，french"parer"todeck。

gniding:rubbing，polishing;anglo-saxon"gnidan"，torub。

nakeres:drums，usedinthecavalry;ioswordis"nachere"。

madeano:ho!ho!tomandattention;like"oyez"，thecallforsilenceinlaw-courtsorbeforeproclamations。