TR5.1450 Fǒr whích hě fór Sǐbílle hǐs sústěr séntě,
TR5.1451 Thǎt cállěd wás Cǎssándre ěk ál ǎbóutě,
TR5.1452 Ǎnd ál hǐs drém hě tólde hǐre ér hě sténtě,
TR5.1453 Ǎnd híre bǐsóughte ǎssóilěn hým thě dóutě
TR5.1454 Óf thě stróngě bóor wǐth túskěs stóutě;
TR5.1455 Ǎnd fýnǎlý, wǐthínne ǎ lítěl stóundě,
TR5.1456 Cǎssándre hy̌m gán rǐght thús hǐs drém ěxpóundě:

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• Differences among the manuscripts and editions:
• English translations (Windeatt: 1998): He therefore sent for his sister, the sibyl, who was also universally known as Cassandra, and told her all his dream before he would stop, and begged her to resolve his uncertainty about the great boar with strong tusks. And in the end, within a short while, Cassandra interpreted his dream to him just like this,
• Japanese translations (Sasamoto: 2012): そこで彼は姉のシビルを迎えに人を遣った。彼女はカッサンドラとも呼ばれてあまねく知れわたっているが、その姉に彼は自分の夢を息もつかずに一部始終語り、彼女にその強靭な牙を持つ力強い猪の疑問を解いてくれるように懇願した。しばらく間をおいて、ついに、姉は彼の夢をこう説明し始めた。
• Chinese translations (Fang: 1956): 他于是请了他那能卜吉凶的姊姊卡生德拉来，告以所做的梦，求她解释那长牙雄猪的隐义何在；卡生德拉想了一刻，就这样向他讲解。

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: time (stounde: time, while, short time)
• 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

of amount: little, not much

Comments from the Editor

Cassandra is one of Troilus’ three sisters. In Greek mythology, she is blessed by Apollo with the gift of true prophecy, but cursed that her prophecies would never be believed.

The significant difference between this scene in Chaucer’s version and the Italian source (Filostrato) is that Troilus confirmed the meaning of his dream from Cassandra’s words, whereas Troiolo (in Filostrato) has already interpreted his dream prior to meeting Cassandra.