Note 17 — Section 186. REBECCA DESCRIBES THE SIEGE OF TORQUILSTONE TO THE WOUNDED IVANHOE. IV.
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[1] = we have; for, zu.
[2] to push one’s way, vorwärts dringen.
[3] auf dem Bauche.
[4] to have the better, die Oberhand haben.
[5] = fight.
[6] zurück´weichen.
[7] ‘to bear oneself’, here sich halten; right yeomanly = like true (echt) yeomen.
[8] to deal blows, Streiche führen.
[9] = can; See S. 92, N. 5 and App. § 14; above, über ... hinaus.
[10] Getöse, n.
[11] = thrown down.
[12] than — were = than he would regard (beachten).
[13] Distelwolle.
[14] = I thought; see S. 64, N. 11; but = only.
[15] der einer solchen That fähig wäre!
[16] wackeln.
[17] von.
[18] = taken, ein´nehmen, sep. comp. irreg. v. tr.
[19] ihr; to spare a man, eines Menschen schonen; render ‘them’ by the Gen. of the demonstr. pron.; that — longer = who can defend themselves no longer.
[20] erkämpft; that pass, diesen Durchgang.
[21] to cross on a plank, über eine Planke schreiten.
[22] = only few; escaped = have escaped (entkom´men, insep. comp. irreg. v., S. 29, N. 3).
[23] das laute Schreien und Klagen; you = thou; tell, verrät.
[24] ‘to look upon a thing’, here etwas mit an´sehen, v. tr.