TR2.624 Thĭs Tróĭlús săt ón hĭs báyĕ stéedĕ
TR2.625 Ăl ármĕd, sáve hĭs héd, fŭl ríchĕlý;
TR2.626 Ănd wówndĕd wás hĭs hórs, ănd gán tŏ blédĕ,
TR2.627 Ŏn whích hĕ róod ă pás fŭl sóftĕlý.
TR2.628 Bŭt swích ă knýghtly̆ síghtĕ tréwĕlý
TR2.629 Ăs wás ŏn hým, wăs nóught, wĭthóutĕn fáillĕ,
TR2.630 Tŏ lóke ŏn Márs, thăt gód ĭs óf bătáillĕ.

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• Differences among the manuscripts and editions:
• English translations (Windeatt: 1998): Troilus sat on his bay horse, fully and richly armed, except for his head; and his horse, on which he rode very slowly at a walk, was wounded and bleeding. Without a doubt, to look upon Mars — who is god of battle — was in no way such a knightly sight as to look upon him!
• Japanese translations (Sasamoto: 2012): トロイルスは頭部を除いて、実に麗々しく全身武装して、鹿毛色の駿馬に跨っていたが、馬は傷つき、血を流していたので、実に優しく駒を進めていた。しかし彼ほど真に素晴らしい武者ぶりは、無論、戦の神であるマールスにも見られなかった。
• Chinese translations (Fang: 1956): 特罗勒斯骑在栗毛马上，除了他的头部以外，全身披着富丽的铠甲，他的马受了伤，流着血，只得徐徐而行；你看到他那副雄姿，连战神马尔斯都不值得你称赏了。

Word Information

• Etymology: From knight
• Addresser: Narrator or C(N)
• Addressee: N/A
• Adjectives with which juxtaposed: N/A
• Counterpart in its source (Fil): N/A
• Noun(s) (NPs) modified: human beings (male: Troilus)
• Attributive/ Predicative: attributive

Information in Previous Studies

• OED: Not quoted
• MED: (Quoted) 1. (a) Warlike, martial, courageous; (s.v. knightlī, adj.)

• Commented in other previous works:
• Windeatt (2003: 77): But swich a knyghtly sighte trewely As was on hym, was nought, withouten faille, To loke on Mars, that god is of bataille: But to look on Mars, god of war, was truly not such a knightly sight to see as he was, for certain (withouten faille)
• Fisher (1989): N/A
• Benson (1987): N/A
• Davis et al. (1979): (Quoted) gallant (s.v. knightly, adj.)
• Donaldson (1975): N/A
• Baugh (1963: 108): But swich a knyghtly sighte, trewely, As was on hym, was nought, withouten faille, To loke on Mars, that god is of bataille: To look on Mars … was in no way such a knightly sight as to look on him

Possible Definitions

gallant, martial, courageous

Comments from the Editor

See my comment of ‘armed’ (ppl. adj., Tr2.625).