TR4.1205 “Ǎnd thów, cǐté, whǐch thát Ǐ léve ǐn wó,
TR4.1206 Ǎnd thów Prǐám, ǎnd brétherěn álle y̌féerě
TR4.1207 Ǎnd thów, my̌ móděr, fárwěl, fór Ǐ gó;
TR4.1208 Ǎnd Átrǒpós, mǎke rédy̌ thów my̌ béerě;
TR4.1209 Ǎnd thów, Crǐséyde, ǒ swétě hértě déerě
TR4.1210 Rěcéyvě nów my̌ spírǐt!” wólde hě séyě,
TR4.1211 Wǐth swérd ǎt hérte, ǎl rédy̌ fór tǒ déyě.

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• Differences among the manuscripts and editions:
• English translations (Windeatt: 1998): And you, city, that I leave in sorrow, and you, Priam, and all my brothers, and you, my mother—farewell, for I am leaving you! Atropos, make ready my bier! And you, Criseyde, O sweet, dear heart, receive my spirit now—’ he was about to say, with his sword at his heart, all ready to die.
• Japanese translations (Sasamoto: 2012): おれが悲しみのうちに去り行く都よ、父上プリアモス王、そして兄弟姉妹全員よ、母上よ、さようなら、おれは逝きますから。アトロポスよ、おれの棺を用意しておくれ、クリセイデよ、ああ美しい大事な恋人よ、さあおれの魂を受け入れておくれ！」と胸に剣を当てて、まさに死のうとして、トロイルスはこう言うのだった。
• Chinese translations (Fang: 1956): 城国呀，我将在悲哀中向你告别，普莱谟呀，母亲呀，所有的兄弟们呀，别了，我去了。阿特洛波司，请你准备我的棺柩吧！克丽西德，啊，亲爱的心，愿你来接住我的灵魂吧！”—他一面说着，一面把刀对着胸口，预备自尽。

Word Information

• Etymology: OE
• Addresser: Troilus
• Addressee: N/A
• Adjectives with which juxtaposed: N/A
• Counterpart in its source (Fil): 4.123
• Noun(s) (NPs) modified: Others
• Attributive/ Predicative: predicative

Information in Previous Studies

• OED: Not quoted
• MED: 1d. In verb phrases: (b) maken ~, to get (sth.) ready, prepare; maken ~ afore, prepare (sth.); maken ~ biforen, bifore-maken ~, prepare (sth. for sb.); haven ~, make (sth.) ready; ordeinen ~ unto, prepare (sth. for sth.); ~ made (arraied, dight, purveied), prepared; (s.v. rēdī, adj.(3))

• 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

make ~: get ready

Comments from the Editor

See my comment of ‘dere’ (adj., Tr4.1209).