chaungen v. (ppl. as adj.)

2022-07-22 chaungen

TR5.533 Thĕrwíth, whăn hé wăs wár ănd gán bĭhóldĕ
TR5.534 Hŏw shét wăs évery̆ wýndŏw óf thĕ plácĕ,
TR5.535 Ăs fróst, hy̆m thóughte, hĭs hértĕ gán tŏ cóldĕ;
TR5.536 Fŏr whích wĭth cháungĕd dédlĭch pálĕ fácĕ,
TR5.537 Wĭthóutĕn wórd, hĕ fórthby̆ gán tŏ pácĕ,
TR5.538 Ănd ás Gŏd wólde, hĕ gán sŏ fástĕ rídĕ
TR5.539 Thăt nó wĭght óf hĭs cóntĕnánce ĕspídĕ.

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Differences among the manuscripts and editions:
English translation (Windeatt: 1998) (Windeatt: 1998): And then, when he took note and observed how every window of the place was shut, it seemed to him his heart grew cold as frost; and so, with an altered, deathly pale face, he passed on by without a word, and, as God would have it, he rode so fast that no one caught sight of his face.
Japanese translation (Sasamoto: 2012) (Sasamoto: 2012): それとともに、彼はその屋敷という窓という窓が閉ざされているのをよく注意して見届けた時、心が霜のように冷たくなると思われた。そのために詩人のような青ざめた顔に変わり、言葉なく、屋敷のそばから離れて行った。ありがたいことに、急いで馬を進めたので、誰にも顔を見られなかった。
Chinese translation (Fang: 1956) (Fang: 1956): 又见窗户也关住，他的心冷得像冰霜一般；脸色变成死灰似的，只得默默然赶着马过去，他那时的面容如何，谁也没有看见。

Word Information

Etymology: AF
Addresser: Narrator
Addressee: N/A
Adjectives with which juxtaposed: dedlich, pale
Counterpart in its source (Fil): 5.52 (cambiata)
Noun(s) (NPs) modified: complexion (Troilus’s face)
Attributive/ Predicative: attributive

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

changed, unusual

Comments from the Editor

The quotation follows 5.52, in which Troiolo visits Criseida’s empty house with Pandaro. However, there is also a slight difference: while Boccaccio described that Troiolo’s countenance would have given manifest tokens to anyone who had caught a sight of him, Chaucer clearly claims that no one saw Troilus’s face.