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.