--- title: The knight and Sir Lancelot, neither would yield to the other till S… — Morien: A Metrical Romance Rendered into English… · tree and pragmatics description: The knight and Sir Lancelot, neither would yield to the other till Sir Gawain parted them by his prayer, and made them withdraw each from the other, for great pity he deemed it should either there be slain; yet so fell were the blows that they smote, and so great their wrath withal, that he saw well --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg8447/3/1/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [tales](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/) / [Morien: A Metrical Romance Rendered in…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg8447/) / [Opening, part 3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg8447/3/) / 1 # Morien: A Metrical Romance Rendered into English Prose from the Mediæval Dutch, Opening, part 3, sentence 1 The knight and Sir Lancelot, neither would yield to the other till Sir Gawain parted them by his prayer, and made them withdraw each from the other, for great pity he deemed it should either there be slain; yet so fell were the blows that they smote, and so great their wrath withal, that he saw well did the strife endure but short while longer they had received such wounds as should be the death of one, or it might well be of both. **Who acts:** knight, Sir, strife · **What happens:** yield, part, make, withdraw, deem, slay · **To what, where:** knight, each, other, pity, blows, such wounds This is a sentence of «Morien: A Metrical Romance Rendered into English Prose from the Mediæval Dutch» by Jessie L. Weston, Opening, part 3. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (knight, Sir, strife), what happens, when and where, as Mova's frames read it from the tree. **Mova's own parse.** This tree may be wrong. ## The tree {#tree} ```conllu # sent_id = book:pg8447:3:1 # text = The knight and Sir Lancelot, neither would yield to the other till Sir Gawain parted them by his prayer, and made them withdraw each from the other, for great pity he deemed it should either there be slain; yet so fell were the blows that they smote, and so great their wrath withal, that he saw well did the strife endure but short while longer they had received such wounds as should be the death of one, or it might well be of both. 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 knight knight NOUN NN Number=Sing 9 nsubj _ _ 3 and and CCONJ CC _ 4 cc _ _ 4 Sir Sir PROPN NNP Number=Sing 2 conj _ _ 5 Lancelot Lancelot PROPN NNP Number=Sing 4 flat _ SpaceAfter=No 6 , , PUNCT , _ 9 punct _ _ 7 neither neither CCONJ CC Polarity=Neg 9 cc:preconj _ _ 8 would would AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 9 aux _ _ 9 yield yield VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ _ 10 to to ADP IN _ 12 case _ _ 11 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 12 det _ _ 12 other other ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 9 obl _ _ 13 till till SCONJ IN _ 16 mark _ _ 14 Sir Sir PROPN NNP Number=Sing 16 nsubj _ _ 15 Gawain Gawain PROPN NNP Number=Sing 14 flat _ _ 16 parted part VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 9 advcl _ _ 17 them they PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 16 obj _ _ 18 by by ADP IN _ 20 case _ _ 19 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 20 nmod:poss _ _ 20 prayer prayer NOUN NN Number=Sing 16 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 21 , , PUNCT , _ 23 punct _ _ 22 and and CCONJ CC _ 23 cc _ _ 23 made make VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 9 parataxis _ _ 24 them they PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 23 obj _ _ 25 withdraw withdraw VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 23 xcomp _ _ 26 each each DET DT PronType=Tot 25 obj _ _ 27 from from ADP IN _ 29 case _ _ 28 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 29 det _ _ 29 other other ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 25 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 30 , , PUNCT , _ 35 punct _ _ 31 for for ADP IN _ 33 case _ _ 32 great great ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 33 amod _ _ 33 pity pity NOUN NN Number=Sing 35 obl _ _ 34 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 35 nsubj _ _ 35 deemed deem VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 23 conj _ _ 36 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 41 nsubj:pass _ _ 37 should should AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 41 aux _ _ 38 either either ADV RB PronType=Ind 41 advmod _ _ 39 there there ADV RB PronType=Dem 41 advmod _ _ 40 be be AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 41 aux:pass _ _ 41 slain slay VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 35 ccomp _ SpaceAfter=No 42 ; ; PUNCT , _ 45 punct _ _ 43 yet yet CCONJ CC _ 45 cc _ _ 44 so so ADV RB _ 45 advmod _ _ 45 fell fall VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 9 parataxis _ _ 46 were be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 48 cop _ _ 47 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 48 det _ _ 48 blows blow NOUN NNS Number=Plur 45 obj _ _ 49 that that PRON WDT PronType=Rel 51 obj _ _ 50 they they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 51 nsubj _ _ 51 smote smite VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 48 acl:relcl _ SpaceAfter=No 52 , , PUNCT , _ 55 punct _ _ 53 and and CCONJ CC _ 55 cc _ _ 54 so so ADV RB _ 55 advmod _ _ 55 great great ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 45 conj _ _ 56 their their PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 57 nmod:poss _ _ 57 wrath wrath NOUN NN Number=Sing 55 conj _ _ 58 withal withal ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 57 amod _ SpaceAfter=No 59 , , PUNCT , _ 62 punct _ _ 60 that that SCONJ IN _ 62 mark _ _ 61 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 62 nsubj _ _ 62 saw see VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 67 advcl _ _ 63 well well ADV RB Degree=Pos 62 advmod _ _ 64 did do AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 67 aux _ _ 65 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 66 det _ _ 66 strife strife NOUN NN Number=Sing 67 nsubj _ _ 67 endure endure VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 9 parataxis _ _ 68 but but CCONJ CC _ 69 cc _ _ 69 short short ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 67 conj _ _ 70 while while SCONJ IN _ 74 mark _ _ 71 longer long ADV RBR Degree=Cmp 74 advmod _ _ 72 they they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 74 nsubj _ _ 73 had have AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 74 aux _ _ 74 received receive VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 69 advcl _ _ 75 such such ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 76 amod _ _ 76 wounds wound NOUN NNS Number=Plur 74 obj _ _ 77 as as SCONJ IN _ 81 mark _ _ 78 should should AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 81 aux _ _ 79 be be AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 81 cop _ _ 80 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 81 det _ _ 81 death death NOUN NN Number=Sing 74 advcl _ _ 82 of of ADP IN _ 83 case _ _ 83 one one NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 81 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 84 , , PUNCT , _ 91 punct _ _ 85 or or CCONJ CC _ 91 cc _ _ 86 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 91 nsubj _ _ 87 might might AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 91 aux _ _ 88 well well ADV RB Degree=Pos 91 advmod _ _ 89 be be AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 91 cop _ _ 90 of of ADP IN _ 91 case _ _ 91 both both DET DT PronType=Tot 69 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 92 . . PUNCT . _ 9 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **yield** | would | the knight and Sir | | | | | to the other | vn acquiesce-95.1-1 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent to other=Theme | | 2 | **part** | past | Sir | knight | | | | by Sir's prayer | vn separate-23.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Patient | | 3 | **make** | past | | knight | | | | | tree rules | | 4 | **withdraw** | infinitive | knight *not said here* | each | | the other | | | vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP PP»: agent=Agent each=Theme from other=Initial\_Location | | 5 | **deem** | past | Sir | | | | | for great pity | vn consider-29.9-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme | | 6 | **slay** | should · passive | | pity | | there | | either *property* | vn murder-42.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient | | 7 | **fall** | past | | | | | | | vn occur-48.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 8 | **is a** | past | | the blows | | | | | tree rules | | 9 | **smite** | past | knight | the blows | | | | | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus that=Experiencer | | 10 | **see** | past | Sir | | | | | well *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer | | 11 | **endure** | past · do-support | the strife | | | | | | vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 12 | **receive** | past · perfect | knight | such wounds | | | | long *property* | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent wound=Theme | | 13 | **is a** | should | knight *not said here* | the death | | | | of one | tree rules | | 14 | **pray** | | Sir | | | | | | nom prayer «act intransitive»: poss=agent | One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree. **Text:** «Morien: A Metrical Romance Rendered into English Prose from the Mediæval Dutch» by Jessie L. Weston, Project Gutenberg book 8447 (public domain in the USA). **Tree:** Mova's own parse, Elamur Cosmic License. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), the chapter read in order. - ← previous: [Opening, part 2, 91](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg8447/2/91/) - next →: [sentence 2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg8447/3/2/) - ↑ back to [Opening, part 3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg8447/3/)