Lectio 4: Percontandi Forma -- A lesson|of asking|form|A Lição 4: Forma de Investigação -- A Lesson 4: The Form of Asking -- A

Percontandi forma of asking|form The form of asking

Personae persons Persons

Georgius, Livinus, George|Livinus George, Livinus,

In primo congressu in|first|meeting In the first meeting

Ge. Ge Ge. Ex qua tandem corte aut cavea nobis ades? from|which|finally|court|or|cage|to us|you come From which court or cage do you finally come to us?

Li. Li Li. Quid ita? what|thus Why is that?

Ge. Ge Ge. Quia male saginatus. because|badly|fattened Because you are poorly fattened. Quia macie pelluces totus, ariditate crepitas. because|with thinness|you are thin|all|with dryness|you crack Because you are completely gaunt, you crack from dryness. Unde prodis? from where|you come Whence do you come?

Li. Li From. E collegio Montis acuti. from|college|Mountain|sharp From the College of the Sharp Mountain.

Ge. Ge Ge. Ergo ades nobis onustus literis? therefore|you are present|to us|loaded|with letters So you are here burdened with letters?

Li. yes Yes. Imo, pediculis. no|with lice No, with lice.

Ge. yes Oh. Pulchre comitatus advenis. beautifully|accompanied|by the arrivals Beautifully accompanied by the guests.

Li. Li Yes. Sane, nec tutum est nunc viatorem ire incomitatum. certainly|not|safe|it is|now|traveler|to go|unaccompanied Indeed, it is not safe for a traveler to go unaccompanied now.

Ge. Ge Ge. Agnosco sodalitium scholasticum. I recognize|fellowship|academic I recognize the student fellowship. Ecquid novarum rerum adfers e Lutetia? indeed|new|things|you bring|from|Paris Do you bring any news from Paris?

Li. yes Yes. Illud in primis, quod, scio, tibi videbitur incredibile: Lutetiae Beta sapit, et Quercus concionatur. that|in|first|that|I know|to you|it will seem|incredible|in Paris|Beta|it tastes|and|Quercus|it speaks First of all, what I know will seem incredible to you: in Paris, Beta is wise, and Oak is preaching.

Ge. Ge. Quid tu narras? what|you|you say What are you saying?

Li. Li. Hoc, quod audis. this|that|you hear This, which you hear.

Ge. Ge. Quid ego audio? what|I|I hear What do I hear?

Li. Li. Hoc, quod narro. this|that|I tell This, which I tell.

Ge. Ge. Monstri simile. of the monster|like Similar to a monster. Oportet illic fungos et lapides esse auditores, ubi tales concionentur. |||||||||preach It is necessary that there be mushrooms and stones as listeners there, where such people preach.

Li. Li. Atqui sic res habet. but|thus|thing|he/she/it has And thus it is. Nec audita narro, sed comperta. nor|heard|I tell|but|discovered And I do not recount what I have heard, but what I have discovered.

Ge. Ge Ge. Oportet igitur illic plurimum sapere homines, si sapit Beta et Quercus. it is necessary|therefore|there|very much|to be wise|men|if|he/she/it is wise|Beta|and|Quercus Therefore, it is necessary that there are very wise men there, if Beta and Oak are wise.

Li. He. Recte coniectas. correctly|inferred Correctly inferred.