TR4. 498 “Náy, Gŏd wót, nŏught wórth ĭs ál thĭ réd,
TR4. 499 Fŏr whích, fŏr whát thăt éverĕ máy by̆fállĕ,
TR4. 500 Wĭthóutĕn wórdĕs mó, Ĭ wól bĕ déd.
TR4. 501 Ŏ déth, thăt éndĕre árt ŏf sórwĕs állĕ,
TR4. 502 Cŏm nów, sy̆n Í sŏ ófte áftĕr thĕ cállĕ;
TR4. 503 Fŏr sély̆ ís thăt déth, sŏth fór tŏ séynĕ,
TR4. 504 Thăt, ófte y̆clépĕd, cómeth ănd éndĕth péynĕ.

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• Differences among the manuscripts and editions:
• English translations (Windeatt: 1998): ‘No, God knows, your advice is worthless, and so, whatever may happen, and without any more talk, I shall die! O death, ender of all sorrows, come now, since I call for you so often! For, to tell the truth, happy is the death that, often summoned, comes and puts an end to pain.
• Japanese translations (Sasamoto: 2012): いや、誓って言うが、そなたの忠告なんてなんの価値もない。というのはね、何が起ころうとも、もう何も言わずに、おれは死ぬつもりだから。あらゆる悲しみを終わらせたる者たる、ああ死よ、さあ来ておくれ、たびたびお前を求めて叫んでいるのだから。本当のことを言うと、死は幸せだ、しばしば呼ばれてやって来て、苦痛を終わらせるのだから。
• Chinese translations (Fang: 1956): 天晓得，你的忠言实在值不得一文，总之，无论如何，不用多说了，我是死定了的。“啊，死亡呀，你是一切忧痛的结束，来吧，我已呼唤你很久了；的确，久唤方应的死神，如能了结我的痛苦，也就算是仁慈的了。

Word Information

• Etymology: OE
• Addresser: Troilus
• Addressee: Pandarus
• Adjectives with which juxtaposed: N/A
• Counterpart in its source (Fil): 4.60
• Noun(s) (NPs) modified: advice (Pandarus’ advice)
• Attributive/ Predicative: predicative

Information in Previous Studies

• OED: Not quoted
• MED: Not quoted

• Commented in other previous works:
• Windeatt (2003: 219): nought worth: worthless
• Fisher (1989): N/A
• Benson (1987): N/A
• Davis et al. (1979): Not quoted
• Donaldson (1975): N/A
• Baugh (1963): N/A

Possible Definitions

worthy, of value

Comments from the Editor

See my comment of ‘ded’ (adj., Tr4.500).