palestral adj.

2023-06-29 Uncategorized

TR5. 302 “Bǔt óf thě fír ǎnd fláumbě fúněrál
TR5. 303 Ǐn whích my̌ bódy̌ brénněn shál tǒ glédě,
TR5. 304 Ǎnd óf thě féste ǎnd pléyěs pálěstrál

TR5. 305 Ǎt mý vǐgíle, Ǐ préy thě, ták gǒod hédě
TR5. 306 Thát bě wél; ǎnd óffrě Márs my̌ stéedě,
TR5. 307 My̌ swérd, my̌n hélm; ǎnd, lévě bróthěr déerě,
TR5. 308 My̌ shéld tǒ Pállǎs yéf, thǎt shýněth cléerě.

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Differences among the manuscripts and editions:
English translations (Windeatt: 1998): with regard to the funeral fire and flame in which my body will be burned to glowing embers, and the feast and funeral games at my wake. Offer my horse, my sword, and my helmet to Mars. And dear, dear brother, give my bright-shining shield to Pallas.
Japanese translations (Sasamoto: 2012): しかし葬儀の火や炎について、その火中でおれの遺体は焼けて灰になるだろうが、それに通夜の時の宴会と競技会について、お願いだ、うまくいくよう、配慮願いたい。そしておれの馬と剣と兜はマールスに献上する、そして親愛なる兄弟よ、燦然と輝くおれの盾はパラスに奉納してほしいのだ。
Chinese translations (Fang: 1956): 可是那将我烧成赤炭的葬火，以及为我悼魂时的宴会表演等，务请你照看一下，要力求妥善；把我的马，我的剑与胄，焚献给马尔斯，还有，好朋友，我的闪光的盾献给帕拉丝。

Word Information

Etymology: palestre (L) + al
Addresser: Troilus
Addressee: Pandarus
Adjectives with which juxtaposed: N/A
Counterpart in its source (Fil): N/A
Noun(s) (NPs) modified: entertainment (pleyes: games (funeral))
Attributive/ Predicative: predicative

Information in Previous Studies

OED: (Quoted) 1. Of or relating to the palaestra; involving wrestling or other athletic exercise; athletic, gymnastic. (s.v. palaestral, adj.)
MED: (Quoted) 1. Pertaining to wrestling or other martial games, athletic. (s.v. palē̆strā̆l, adj.)

Commented in other previous works:
Windeatt (2003: 281): pleyes palestral: athletic games
Fisher (1989: 508): pleyes palestral: athletic events
Benson (1987: 564): pleyes palestral: (funeral) athletic games
Davis et al. (1979): (Quoted) athletic (s.v. palestral, adj.)
Donaldson (1975: 945): palestral: athletic
Baugh (1963: 186): pleyes palestral: athletic contests. An account of the funeral games in honor of Patroclus occupies Book XXIII of the Iliad

Possible Definitions

athletic

Comments from the Editor

See my comment of ‘dere’ (adj., Tr5.307).