dere adj.

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TR4.281 “Ǐf thát Crǐséyde ǎllóně wére mě láft,
TR4.282 Nǒught róughte Ǐ whíděrwárd thǒw wóldest mě stéerě;
TR4.283 Ǎnd híre, ǎllás, thǎn hástǒw mé bǐráft.
TR4.284 Bǔt éverěmóre, lǒ, thís ǐs thí mǎnérě,
TR4.285 Tǒ réve ǎ wíght thǎt móst ǐs tó hy̌m déerě,
TR4.286 Tǒ préve ǐn thát thǐ gérfǔl víǒléncě.
TR4.287 Thǔs ám Ǐ lóst; thěr hélpěth nó dǐfféncě.

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Differences among the manuscripts and editions:
English translation (Windeatt: 1998) (Windeatt: 1998): If Criseyde were left to me, I wouldn’t care wherever you wanted to steer me; and alas, you have taken her from me. But this is always your way, I see, to take away from a person that which is most dear to him, to demonstrate through that your unpredictable violence. So I am lost: no remedy can help me!
Japanese translation (Sasamoto: 2012) (Sasamoto: 2012): もしクリセイデだけをおれのところに残してくださるなら、貴女はおれをどこへ導こうとおれは気にならないだろう。だのに、ああ、貴女は彼女をおれから奪い取ってしまわれた。しかし、ほら、これはいつもの貴女のやり方だ、最も大事なものを人から取り去り、それをして貴女の予測できない暴力を証明するやり方だ。おれは力尽きた。まったく手の施しようがない。
Chinese translation (Fang: 1956) (Fang: 1956): 只要有克丽西德伴着我，我哪里还管你把我转驶何方；可是你竟单把她掠去了。这是你的惯技，将一个亲爱的人隔离，好证实你那诡谲莫测的凶恶手段。我已绝路了，再无可救的了。

Word Information

Etymology: OE
Addresser: Troilus
Addressee: N/A
Adjectives with which juxtaposed: N/A
Counterpart in its source (Fil): 4.32
Noun(s) (NPs) modified: human beings (female)
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

beloved

Comments from the Editor

Troilus laments and curses Fortune after hearing the news of Criseyde’s exchange. See also my comment of ‘alone’ (adj., Tr4.298).