TR5.460 Fŏr shé thăt óf hĭs hértĕ bérth thĕ kéyĕ
TR5.461 Wăs ábsĕnt, ló, thĭs wás hĭs fántăsíĕ --
TR5.462 Thăt nó wĭght shóldĕ mákĕn mélŏdíĕ.

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• Differences among the manuscripts and editions:
• English translation (Windeatt: 1998): Because she who held the key of his heart was absent, you see, this was his whim: that no one should make music.
• Japanese translation (Sasamoto: 2012): 何しろ彼の心の鍵を持つ彼女がいなかったから。ほら、彼は気のままにこう思った―誰も快い調べなど奏すべきでないと。
• Chinese translation (Fang: 1956):那携带着他心房钥匙的人既去，他就认为谁都不应演乐奏曲。

Word Information

• Etymology: OF
• Addresser: Narrator
• Addressee: N/A
• Adjectives with which juxtaposed: N/A
• Counterpart in its source (Fil): N/A (but see 5.43)
• Noun(s) (NPs) modified: human beings (female: Criseyde)
• Attributive/ Predicative: predicative

Information in Previous Studies

• OED: Not quoted
• MED: Not quoted

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

Possible Definitions

being away, not present

Comments from the Editor

KnT (1367–68) also incorporates the notion that music can be poison for a frustrated lover. This adjective does not have a counterpart in Fil; however, the scene closely follows its Italian source (see. Fil.5.43).