TR1. 911 “Hŏw óftĕn hástŏw máad thĭ nýcĕ jápĕs,
TR1. 912 Ănd séyd thăt Lóvĕs sérvăntz éverĭchónĕ
TR1. 913 Ŏf nýcĕté bĕn vérrăy Góddĕs ápĕs;
TR1. 914 Ănd sómĕ wóldĕ múcche hĭre méte ăllónĕ,
TR1. 915 Líggy̆ng ăbédde, ănd máke hĕm fór tŏ grónĕ;
TR1. 916 Ănd sóm, thŏw séydĕst, hádde ă bláunchĕ féverĕ,
TR1. 917 Ănd préydĕst Gód hĕ shóldĕ néverĕ kéverĕ.

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• Differences among the manuscripts and editions:
• English translations (Windeatt: 1998): How often have you made your foolish jokes, and said that out of foolishness all Love’s servants were just born fools; and how some would munch their food alone, lying in bed and groaning; and one, you said, had a love-sickness, and you prayed to God that he should never recover!
• Japanese translations (Sasamoto: 2012): 若君は何度愚かなからかいをなさり、おっしゃったことでしょう。＜愛の神＞に仕える者どもは、誰であれ間抜けだから、忠実な神の猿どもになっていると。そしてこうもおっしゃった、ベッドに寝そべりながら、独りで食事をとってむしゃくしゃ食ってうめく者もいれば、熱を出して真っ青になる者もいると。そしてその恋の病が決して治らないようにと神に祈られた。
• Chinese translations (Fang: 1956): 你不是时常在嘲笑他吗，说什么爱神的奴役都是造物者的呆猴儿；你说，有些人躺在床头独自咀嚼着食物，呻吟着；你说，有些人害了萎黄症，你愿上天让他们病死！

Word Information

• Etymology: OF
• Addresser: Pandarus
• Addressee: Troilus
• Adjectives with which juxtaposed: N/A
• Counterpart in its source (Fil): N/A
• Noun(s) (NPs) modified: human beings (male lovers)
• Attributive/ Predicative: attributive

Information in Previous Studies

• OED: Not quoted
• MED: 6c. (d) in phrases of denigration and abuse: ~ fol (knave, wrecche, etc.), utter fool, etc (s.v. verrei, adj.)

• Commented in other previous works:
• Windeatt (2003: 42): verray: true, veritable
• Fisher (1989: 415): verray: truly
• Benson (1987): N/A
• Davis et al. (1979): Not quoted
• Donaldson (1975): N/A
• Baugh (1963: 95): verray: true,

Possible Definitions

true, veritable

Comments from the Editor

See my comment of ‘blaunk’ (adj., Tr1.916).