TR3.50 Lǎy ál thǐs méně whílě Tróǐlús,
TR3.51 Rěcórdy̌ng hís lěssón ǐn thís mǎnérě:
TR3.52 “Mǎfáy,” thǒughte hé, “thǔs wól Ǐ séy, ǎnd thús;
TR3.53 Thǔs wól Ǐ pléyne ǔntó my̌ lády̌ dérě;
TR3.54 Thǎt wórd ǐs góod, ǎnd thís shǎl bé my̌ chéerě;
TR3.55 Thǐs nýl Ǐ nóught fǒryétěn ín nǒ wísě.”
TR3.56 Gǒd léve hy̌m wérkěn ás hě kán děvýsě!

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• Differences among the manuscripts and editions:
• English translations (Windeatt: 1998): Meanwhile Troilus lay going over what he had prepared, like this: ‘Upon my word,’ he thought, ‘I’ll speak like this, and like so … I’ll lament like this to my dear lady … That word’s good … and this is going to be my expression … No way will I forget this …’ May God let him perform as he imagines!
• Japanese translations (Sasamoto: 2012): この間中ずっと、トロイルスは横たわったまま、自分の戒めを、このように繰り返していた。彼は考えた。「本当に、こう言おう、そしてこういうふうに。このようにわが恋人に嘆きを訴えよう。あの言葉はいい、そしてこういう顔つきをしよう。これを決して忘れないでおこう。」神よ、彼が考えた通りに行えますように。
• Chinese translations (Fang: 1956): 那时间特罗勒斯心中默念着应对的方式，“我想应该如此对答；应该向我的心爱泣诉；这句话应该这样讲，脸上应这样表情；如此如此我决不可忘记。”

Word Information

• Etymology: OE
• Addresser: Troilus
• Addressee: N/A
• Adjectives with which juxtaposed: N/A
• Counterpart in its source (Fil): N/A
• Noun(s) (NPs) modified: speech (word)
• 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

excellent, effective, proper

Comments from the Editor

See my comment of ‘dere’ (adj., Tr3.53).