first ord. num. (as adj.)

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TR2.666 Nŏw mýghtĕ sóm ĕnvíŏus jánglĕ thús:
TR2.667 “Thĭs wás ă sódĕyn lóve; hŏw mýght ĭt bé
TR2.668 Thăt shé sŏ líghtly̆ lóvĕd Tróĭlús
TR2.669 Rĭght fór thĕ fírstĕ sýghtĕ, yé, părdé?”
TR2.670 Nŏw whósŏ séith sŏ, móte hĕ névere y̆thé!
TR2.671 Fŏr évery̆ thíng ă gýnny̆ng háth ĭt nédĕ
TR2.672 Ĕr ál bĕ wróught, wĭthówtĕn ány̆ drédĕ.

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Differences among the manuscripts and editions:
English translations (Windeatt: 1998): Now some envious person might chatter like this: ‘This was a sudden love! How could it be that she loved Troilus so easily, just at first sight, indeed, by God?’ Now whoever says so, may he never prosper! For there is no doubt that everything must have a beginning before all is done.
Japanese translations (Sasamoto: 2012): ところである嫉妬深い人は無駄口をたたくかもしれない。「これは突然の恋心だったのだ。彼女はいったいどうしてそんなに軽々しく、まさに一目見てトロイルスを愛したのか。そうだよ、本当に！」さて誰であれ、そう言う人には栄えなきように！疑いなく、何事も成る前にはすべて必ず始めがあるものだ。
Chinese translations (Fang: 1956): 一般恶意攻讦的人们也许会说，“这爱潮来得好快，这样一眼就看上了特罗勒斯吗？”谁若这样说，愿上天永不让他发旺！任何事在未成熟之前，总有一个开端。

Word Information

Etymology: OE
Addresser: Narrator
Addressee: N/A
Adjectives with which juxtaposed: N/A
Counterpart in its source (Fil): N/A
Noun(s) (NPs) modified: sight and vision (sight)
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

preceding all others in sequence

Comments from the Editor

See my comment of ‘envious’ (adj. (1), Tr2.666).