麒麟小说

THE TALE（第24页）

cato:thoughchaucermayhavereferredtothefauscensor，reprobablythereferenceismerelytothe"raldistichs，"whichgounderhisname，thoughwrittenafterhistime;andinasupplementtowhichthequotedpassagemaybefound。

barm-cloth:apron;fromanglo-saxon"barme，"bosorlap。

vo露pere:head-gear，kerchief;fromfrench，"envelopper，"towrapup。

popelet:puppet;butchiefly;youngwench

noble:noblesweregoldcoinsofespecialpurityandbrightness;"exauronobilissimi，undenobilisvocatus，"（madefromthenoblest（purest）gold，andthereforecallednobles）saysvossius。

yern:shrill，lively;german，"gern，"willingly，cheerfully。

braket:et，asweetdrinkmadeofhoney，spices，"fromanglo-saxon，"piga，"ayoungmaid;buttyrwhittassociatesitwiththelatin，"ocel露s，"littleeye，afondlingterm，eststhatthe"pigs-eye，"whichisverysmall，wasappliedinthesamesense。davenportandbutlerbothusethewordpigsnie，thefirstfor"darling，"thesecondliterallyfor"eye;"andbishopgardner，"ontrueobedience，"inhisaddresstothereader，says:"howsoftlyshewaswonttochirpehimunderthechin，andkisshim;howprettilyshecouldtalktohim（howdothmysweetheart，whatsaithnowpigs-eye）。"

oseney:aoncewell-knownabbeynearoxford。

trave:travis;aframeinwhic混♂rulyhorseswereshod。

harowandalas:haro!wasanoldnormancryforredressoraid。the"clameurdeharo"waslatelyraised，underpeculiarcircumstances，asthepre露detoalegalprotest，injersey。

hisshoeswereornamentedlikethewindowsofst。pauls，especiallyliketheoldrose-window。

rise:twig，bush;german，"reis，"atwig;"reisig，"acopse。

chaucersatirisesthedancingofoxfordashedidthefrenchofstratfordatbow。

shotwindow:aprojecorbowwindow，whenceitwaspossibleshootatanyoneapproachingthedoor。

piment:adrinkmadewithwine，honey，andspices。

becauseshewastown-bred，heofferedwealth，orneyreward，forherlove。

parish-clerks，likeabsolon，hadleadingpartsinthemysteriesorreligiousplays;herodwasoneoftheseparts，whichmayhavebeenanobjectofpetitionangtheamateursoftheperiod。

"thenigheslymakethofttimethefarlieftobeloth":aproverb;thecunningonenearathandoftmakesthelovingoneafarofftobeodious。

kyked:looked;"keek"isstil露sedinsomepartsinthesenseof"peep。"

saintfrideswidewasthepatronessofaconsiderableprioryatoxford，andheldthereinhighrepute。

plato，inhis"theatetus，"tellsthisstoryofthales;butithassinceappearedinmanyotherforms。

crouche:protectbysigningthesignofthecross。

forlore:lost;german，"verloren。"

himthatharriedhell:christwhowastedorsubduedhell:inthemiddleages，someveryactiveexploitsagainsttheprinceofdarknessandhispowerswereascribedbythenkishtale-tellerstothesaviourafterhehad"descendedintohell。"

aordingtotheoldmysteries，noahswiferefusedtoeintotheark，andbadeherhusbandrowforthandgethimanewwife，becausehewasleavinghergossipsinthetowntodrown。shemandhisbrothersgothershippedbymainforce;andnoah，ingforwardtoweleher，wasgreetedwithaboxontheear。

"himhadbeenlever，idarewel露ndertake，atthilketime，thanallhiswethersblack，thatshehadhadashipherselfalone。"i。e。"atthattimehewouldhavegivenallhisblackwethers，ifshehadhadanarktoherself。"

"c露m，"like"mum，"anoteofsilence;butotherwiseexplainedasthehummingsoundmadeinrepeaprayers;fromtheanglo-saxon，"c露mian，"tomutter，speakinanunder-tone，keepsilence。

curfew-time:eightintheevening，when，bythelawofwilliamtheconqueror，allpeoplewere，onringingofabell，toexuishfireandcandle，andgotorest;hencethewordcurfew，fromfrench，"couvre-feu，"cover-fire

absolonchewedgrains:theseweregrainsofparis，orparadise;afavouritespice。

underhistongueatruelovehebare:somesweetherb;anotherreading，however，is"atruelove-knot，"whichmayhavebeenofthenatureofachar

thetwolineswithinbracketsarenotinstoftheeditions:theyaretakenfromurry;whetherhesuppliedthernot，theyservethepurposeofanecessaryexplanation。