TR1. 575 "Bǔt íf thǒw wéne Ǐ bé thǔs sík fǒr drédě,
TR1. 576 Ǐt ís nǎught só, ǎnd thérfǒre scórně nóught.
TR1. 577 Thěr ís ǎnóthěr thíng Ǐ táke ǒf hédě
TR1. 578 Wěl móre thǎn áught thě Grékěs hán yět wróught,
TR1. 579 Whǐch cáuse ǐs óf my̌ déth, fǒr sórǒwe ǎnd thóught;
TR1. 580 Bǔt thóugh thǎt Í nǒw télle ǐt thé ně léstě,
TR1. 581 Bě thów nǎught wróth; Ǐ híde ǐt fór thě béstě."

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• Differences among the manuscripts and editions:
• English translations (Windeatt: 1998): If you suppose I’m ill like this because I’m frightened, it’s not the case—so spare me your sneers! There’s something else I care about much more than anything the Greeks have yet done, which will be the death of me for sorrow and grief. But don’t be angry if I don’t want to tell you about it now—I’m hiding it for the best.’
• Japanese translations (Sasamoto: 2012): でも、恐怖のためにこのように気に病んでいると思うだろうが、実はそうではないのだ、だからあざけらないでくれ。気に留めているのは別のことであって、ギリシャ人が今も行なっていること以上に深刻なことなんだ。それが悲しみと心配となって、おれが死にたくなる原因なのだ。しかしたとえ今それをそなたに語ることを望まないとしても、怒らないでくれ、それを隠しておくことが何よりなのだから。」
• Chinese translations (Fang: 1956): 你若以为我是害怕装病，这倒并非事实，你无须来奚落我；我心愿恨事真叫我愁思百转，弄得我性命难保，希腊人却没有这大本领。此刻我虽不愿告你，你不必生气，不讲也是为好。”

Word Information

• Etymology: OE
• Addresser: Troilus
• Addressee: Pandarus
• Adjectives with which juxtaposed: N/A
• Counterpart in its source (Fil): 2.3
• Noun(s) (NPs) modified: human beings (male)
• Attributive/ Predicative: predicative

Information in Previous Studies

• OED: Not quoted
• MED: Not quoted

• Commented in other previous works:
• Windeatt (2003: 28): wroth: angry
• Fisher (1989: 409): wroth: angry
• Benson (1987): N/A
• Davis et al. (1979): Not quoted
• Donaldson (1975): N/A
• Baugh (1963): N/A

Possible Definitions

angry

Comments from the Editor

As to Pandarus’ persuasion in Book I, see my comment of ‘agasten’ (ppl. adj., Tr1.715).