laste adj. sup.

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TR3. 358 Ănd gán hĭs lóok ŏn Pándărús ŭp cástĕ
TR3. 359 Fŭl sóbrĕlý, ănd fréndly̆ fór tŏ sé,
TR3. 360 Ănd séydĕ, “Frénd, ĭn Ápĕríl thĕ lástĕ --
TR3. 361 Ăs wél thŏw wóost, ĭf ít rĕmémbrĕ thé --
TR3. 362 Hŏw néigh thĕ déth fŏr wó thŏw fówndĕ mé,
TR3. 363 Ănd hów thŏw dédĕst ál thĭ bísy̆néssĕ
TR3. 364 Tŏ knówe ŏf mé thĕ cáuse ŏf mý dĕstrésse.

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  • Differences among the manuscripts and editions:
  • English translations (Windeatt: 1998):
  • And he raised his look to Pandarus in a very grave but friendly way, and said:  ‘My friend, you’ll remember—as you know very well—how near to dying from unhappiness you found me in April last, and how you did all you could to discover from me the cause of my distress.
  • Japanese translations (Sasamoto: 2012): そして彼は大変真面目になって(おも)をパンダルスに上げ、親しげに視線を向けて、言った。「友よ、昨年四月、そなたが覚えているならば、よく知っているように、おれが悲しみのために死にそうになっているのを見つけると、そなたはどん何か尽力して、おれの苦悩の原因を知ろうとしてくれたことか。
  • Chinese translations (Fang: 1956): 他以严正而亲挚的眼光注视着彭大瑞,说道,“朋友,在四月里,你记得我伤痛欲绝,你却竭力要我说出原委来。

Word Information

  • Etymology:OE
  • Addresser:Troilus
  • Addressee:Pandarus
  • Adjectives with which juxtaposed:N/A
  • Counterpart in its source (Fil):3.13
  • Noun(s) (NPs) modified:time (April)
  • Attributive/ Predicative:predicative

Information in Previous Studies

  • OED: Not quoted
  • MED: 2. Most recent; ~ age (time), the age immediately before the present one; the ~ dai, yesterday; ?also, recently; mondai ~, last Monday; fridai nou ~, fridai ~ was, last Friday; ~ king, april the ~, etc. (s.v. last(e, adj. superlative)
  • Commented in other previous works:
  • Windeatt (2003: 138):Aperil the laste: last April
  • Fisher (1989):N/A
  • Benson (1987):N/A
  • Davis et al. (1979):last (s.v. laste, adj. sup.)
  • Donaldson (1975):N/A
  • Baugh (1963):N/A

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Comments from the Editor

See my comment of ‘frendli’ (adj., Tr3.359).