Phonological transcription

GP 553 And therto brood, as though it were a spade.
ənd ðertɒ brɔ:d æz ðəʊ ɪt wɜ:re ə spæd.

GP 554 Upon the cop right of his nose he hade
ʊpɔn ðə kɒp rɪçt ɔv hɪs nəʊz he: hæd

GP 555 A werte, and theron stood a toft of herys,
ə wɜ:rtə, ənd ðerɒn stɔ:d ə tɒft ov heri:s,

GP 556 Reed as the brustles of a sowes erys;
re:d az ðə brʊstels ov ə soʊəs eri:s ;

GP 557 His nosethirles blake were and wyde.
hɪs nəʊzθirtels bla:kə wɜ:re ænd widə.

GP 558 A swerd and a bokeler bar he by his syde.
ə swerd ænd ə bɒkeler bar he: bi: his sɪdə.

GP 559 His mouth as greet was as a greet forneys.
hɪs moʊθ az grɛ:t waz az ə grɛ:t forneis.

GP 560 He was a janglere and a goliardeys,
he: waz ə dʒæŋglerə ænd ə gɒliardeis,

GP 561 And that was moost of synne and harlotries.
ənd ðat waz mɔ:st ov sinə ænd harlɒtries.

GP 562 Wel koude he stelen corn and tollen thries;
wel koudə he: stelen kɒrn ænd tɒlən θries;

GP 563 And yet he hadde a thombe of gold, pardee.
ənd yɛt he: hæd ə θɒmbə ov gɒld, pardɛ:

GP 564 A whit cote and a blew hood wered he.
ə wɪt kɒtə ænd ə bljʊ hɔ:d wɜ:reð he:

GP 565 A baggepipe wel koude he blowe and sowne,
ə bægpaipə wel koʊdə he: bloʊə ænd soʊnə,

GP 566 And therwithal he broghte us out of towne.
ənd ðerwiðal he: brɔ:tə ʊs aʊt ov toʊnə.

GP 567 A gentil MAUNCIPLE was ther of a temple,
ə dʒentɪl maʊncɪple waz ðer ov ə templə,

GP 568 Of which achatours myghte take exemple
ov hwɪtʃ akatoʊrs migtə ta:ke egzæmplə

GP 569 For to be wise in byynge of vitaille;
for tɒ bi: waiz ɪn bi:nge ɔv vɪtaɪlə;

GP 570 For wheither that he payde or took by taille,
for weɪðər ðat he: paɪdə ɔr tɔ:k bɪ taɪlə,

GP 571 Algate he wayted so in his achaat
algatə he: waited səʊ in hɪs atʃa:t

GP 572 That he was ay biforn, and in good staat.
ðat he: waz ai bɪfɒrn, ənd ɪn go:td sta:t.

GP 573 Now is nat that of God a ful fair grace
naʊ iz næt ðat ov ga:d ə ful fer greɪs

GP 574 That swich a lewed mannes wit shal pace
ðat swɪtʃ ə leu:d mænns wɪt ʃæl peɪs

GP 575 The wisdom of an heep of lerned men?
ðə wɪzdəm ɔv æn he:p ɔv lʒ:rnəd men

GP 576 Of maistres hadde he mo than thries ten,
ɔv mæsters hæd he: mɔ: ðæn θries ten,

GP 577 That weren of lawe expert and curious,
ðat wɜ:re ɔv lɔ:w ekspʒ:rt ænd Kjʊriəs,

GP 578 Of which ther were a duszeyne in that hous
ɔv hwɪtʃ ðer wɜ:re ə dʌzeɪnə ɪn ðat haʊs

GP 579 Worthy to been stywardes of rente and lond
wʒ:rði to bɪn stu:ərdəs ɔv rent ænd lond

GP 580 Of any lord that is in Engelond,
ov eni lɔ:rd ðat iz ɪn ɪngelond,

GP 581 To make hym lyve by his propre good
tɒ meik him lif bi: his proprə go:ð

GP 582 In honour dettelees (but if he were wood),
in honour detelε:s bɔt iv he: wɜ:re wɔ:ð

GP 583 Or lyve as scarsly as hym list desire;
Or lif az scarsli az him list disair

GP 584 And able for to helpen al a shire
ənd eibol for tu helpən al ə ʃirə

GP 585 In any caas that myghte falle or happe.
In eni kas ðat migtə fal or hap

GP 586 And yet this Manciple sette hir aller cappe.
ənd yet ðis manciplə set hir alər kæp

GP 587 The REVE was a sclendre colerik man.
ðə reve waz ə sklendre koleric man

GP 588 His berd was shave as ny as ever he kan;
his berð waz ʃeif az ny az evə he kan

GP 589 His heer was by his erys ful round yshorn;
his hε:r waz bi: hiz eri:z ful round isorn

GP 590 His top was dokked lyk a preest biforn.
his top waz doked li:k ə pri:st biforn

GP 591 Ful longe were his legges and ful lene,
ful longə wɜ:re his legəs ənd ful lenə

GP 592 Ylyk a staf; ther was no calf ysene.
ili:k ə staf ðer waz no kalf isenə

GP 593 Wel koude he kepe a gerner and a bynne;
wel kouðə he: kep ə gernər ənd ə bin

GP 594 Ther was noon auditour koude on him wynne.
ðer waz nɔ:n auðitu:r kouðə on him winə

GP 595 Wel wiste he by the droghte and by the reyn
wel wist he: bi: ðə drogtə əndº bi: ðə rein

GP 596 The yeldynge of his seed and of his greyn.
ðə yeldingə ov his se:ð ənd ov his grein

GP 597 His lordes sheep, his neet, his dayerye,
his lordəs ʃe:p hiz ne:t hiz daiəri

GP 598 His swyn, his hors, his stoor, and his pultrye
his suin his horz his sto:r ənd his pultri

GP 599 Was hoolly in this Reves governynge,
waz hɔ:li in ðis reves governingə

GP 600 And by his covenant yaf the rekenynge,
ənd bi: his covenənt yaf ðe rekeningə
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GP 601 Syn that his lord was twenty yeer of age.
sin ðat his lord waz tuenti ye:r ov agə

GP 602 Ther koude no man brynge hym in arrerage
ðer kouðə no man bringə him in areraʃ



Jose Monfort, Clive Pertegas, J.Manuel Martin