TR5.1037 Ănd áftĕr thís thĕ stórĭe téllĕth ús
TR5.1038 Thăt shé hy̆m yáf thĕ fáirĕ báyĕ stédĕ
TR5.1039 Thĕ whích hĕ ónĕs wán ŏf Tróĭlús;
TR5.1040 Ănd ék ă bróche -- ănd thát wăs lítĕl nédĕ --
TR5.1041 Thăt Tróĭlús wăs, shé yăf thís Dĭomédĕ.
TR5.1042 Ănd ék, thĕ bét frŏm sórwe hy̆m tó rĕlévĕ,
TR5.1043 Shĕ máde hy̆m wére ă péncĕl óf hĭre slévĕ.

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• Differences among the manuscripts and editions:
• English translations (Windeatt: 1998): And after this, the story tells us, she gave him the fine bay horse which he once won from Troilus; and she also gave Diomede a brooch which was Troilus’ (and there was little need for that!) and also, the better to relieve his sorrow, she had him wear her sleeve as a pennon on his lance.
• Japanese translations (Sasamoto: 2012): 物語が語るところによると、この後クリセイデはディオメーデがかつてトロイルスから奪って、自分にくれた美しい鹿毛色の駿馬を元のディオメーデに返し、ブローチも――そんなことをする必要はなかったのだが――トロイルスのものだったのに、それをディオメーデに与えた。さらに、ディオメーデの悲しみを和らげようと、彼女の袖を小燕尾旗として彼に着けさせたのだ。
• Chinese translations (Fang: 1956): 古书上有记载，说她将从前特罗勒斯送她的栗毛骏马转赠了给他；还有特罗勒斯的那支扣针—其实这很可不必—她也送给了戴沃密德。并且为了要安慰他的心，又把她的衣袖给他做标旗，以作纪念。

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: necessity (need)
• Attributive/ Predicative: attributive

Information in Previous Studies

• OED: Not quoted
• MED: Not quoted

• Commented in other previous works:
• Windeatt (2003: 312): that was litel nede: there was little need for that
• Fisher (1989): N/A
• Benson (1987): N/A
• Davis et al. (1979): Not quoted
• Donaldson (1975): N/A
• Baugh (1963): N/A

Possible Definitions

of amount: little, not much

Comments from the Editor

See my comment of ‘bay’ (adj., Tr5.1038).