Gesta Romanorum 84 de milite et leone et muliere adulterata

Erat quidam rex, qui conscientia motus ad terram sanctam pergere volebat; quod est factum. Miles vero quidam erat, qui amore inordinato reginam dilexit et e converso. Venit ad dominam et cum ea morabatur, quamdiu rex erat absens. Cum autem rex traxisset, regina cum " # $

milite loquebatur, ut eum in virum acciperet, et inter se dixerunt, quod rex mortuus esset. Diem % nuptiarum constituerunt. Cum rex autem fuisset in via redeundi, vidit leonem iuvenem ac leopardum simul pugnare. Leopardus vero fere leonem occidit. Rex vero leoni compatiebatur, traxit gladium et occidit leopardum. Leo vero statim regem sequebatur usque ad mare. Rex navem ascendit, leonem in terra dimisit. ed leo !oc non obstante in mari post navem natavit. Rex !oc videns praecepit nautis, ut eum introducerent.
compatior, , passus sum , to feel compassion, suffer -it! cnscientia, ae , f , conscience, .oint /no-ledge inordin 0"1 , to ma/e orderl2, bring to order introdc, ere, dx, ductum , to bring in, admit le, nis , m , lion leopardus, , m , leopard moror 0"1 , to dela2, linger ". c3nscienti4 , ablative of manner quod est factum , relative clause, not indirect speec! #. vero , t!e postpositive 0#nd -ord1 con.unction, not t!e ad.ective. 5ot t!e onl2 time t!is !appens. et 6 convers3 , and s!e li/e-ise; literall2 7and from t!e reverse8. v6nit , perfect tense. $. erat abs6ns , not exactl2 !o- classical Latin does it. traxisset , suppl2 7iter suum8; pluperfect sub.unctive after cum -it! no special meaning. %. in virum , as !uband; idiomatic. acciperet , imperfect sub.unctive after ut s!o-ing purpose. inter s6 , to eac! ot!er; literall2 7bet-een t!emselves8 but Latin doesn9t !ave reciprocal pronouns. nat 0"1 , to s-im nauta, ae , m , sailor nuptiae, rum , f pl , marriage, nuptuals obst, re, stet, sttum , to stand in t!e -a2, bloc/ quamdi , adv , as long as quod , conj , t!at rgna, ae , f , queen '. fuisset , pluperfect sub.unctive after cum, no special meaning. in vi4 redeund: , on t!e return trip; literall2 7on t!e road of going bac/8. Redeund is t!e genitive gerund of rede. simul , again -it! t!at lac/ of reciprocal pronouns. (. le3n: , dative, but more li/e a direct ob.ect for compatibtur. *. !3c n3n obstante , t!is not in t!e -a2; ablative absolute. !oc vid6ns , seeing t!is; present participles ma2 !ave direct ob.ects. "+. introd;cerent , imperfect sub.unctive s!o-ing indirect command follo-ing praecpitut.

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Cum ad terram venisset, rex statim ad castrum suum equitavit; leo sequebatur. Cum vero " prope castrum venissent, nuntium praemisit occulte, ut auscultaret, quomodo cum regina esset. 5untius rediit narravitque regi, quod omnes nobiles essent in mensa, quia regina !odie uni militi desponsata et nuptias celebrarent. Rex cum !oc audisset, domum solus intravit; leo vero sequebatur. # $ % &

<nvenitque omnes comedentes et bibentes militemque sponsum iuxta reginam sedentem. ' Leo vero coram omnibus illum solum invasit et occidit; quod videntes alii valde timuerunt. =it rex> 75olite timere?8 olus inimicus meus est occissus.8 @xorem vero graviter punivit; leonem vero, quamdiu vixit, secum retinuit.
auscult 0"1 , to listen bib, ere, bib , to drin/ comed, ere, d, sum , to eat cram , prep + abl , in t!e presence of dspns 0"1 , to engage 0for marriage1 bet!rot! equit 0"1 , to ride a !orse invd, ere, vs, vsum , to get into, assault iuxt , prep + acc , next to le, nis , m , lion nuptiae, rum , f pl , marriage, nuptuals ". v6nisset , pluperfect sub.unctive after cum -it! no special meaning. #. v6nisset , see line ". <t9s exactl2 t!e same. auscult4ret , imperfect sub.unctive after ut s!o-ing purpose. qu3modo cum r6g:n4 esset , !o- it -as -it! t!e queen; indirect question. $. quod , introduces indirect speec!. ;n: m:lit: , a direct ob.ect dative, but compare to t!e dative use in vir nubere 0to marr2 a man1. %. R6x , in t!e topic position cum , t!e con.unction.

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occultus, a, um , adj , !idden, secret praemitt, ere, ms, missum , to send before, send for-ard pni 0%1 , to punis! quamdi , adv , as long as quod , conj , t!at rgna, ae , f , queen sponde, ere, sosopond, spnsum , to promise, engage vald , adv , ver2 '. omn6s comedent6s et bibent6s , one group militemque sp3nsumAsedentem , t!e ot!er group; t!e et and t!e Bque mig!t be tric/2 !ere. (. quod , relative pronoun !ere, not indirect speec! complementiCer. ). 53l:te , don9t; nlte D infintive is one -a2 to s!o- a negative imperative in Latin. *. v:xit , perfect of v:v3. s6cum , -it! !imself; s !as t!e preposition cum as an enclitic.