TR2.197 “Nŏw hére, nŏw thér, hĕ húntĕd hém sŏ fástĕ,
 TR2.198 Thĕr nás bŭt Grékĕs blóod -- ănd Tróĭlús.
 TR2.199 Nŏw hém hĕ húrte, ănd hém ăl dówn hĕ cástĕ;
 TR2.200 Ay̆ whér hĕ wénte, ĭt wás ăráyĕd thús:
 TR2.201 Hĕ wás hĭre déth, ănd shéld ănd líf fŏr ús,
 TR2.202 Thăt, ás thăt dáy, thĕr dórstĕ nón wĭthstóndĕ
 TR2.203 Whĭl thát hĕ héld hĭs blódy̆ swérd ĭn hóndĕ. 

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• Differences among the manuscripts and editions:
• English translation (Windeatt: 1998): Now here! — now there! — he hunted them so fast that there was nothing but Greeks’ blood — and Troilus! Now these he wounded! — and those he unhorsed altogether! Wherever he went, it turned out like this: he was death to them — and shield and life for us! — so that no one dared resist that day while he held his bloody sword in his hand!
• Japanese translation (Sasamoto: 2012): 今はここ、今度はあそこと、彼らを激しく追跡したので、見るのはギリシャ兵の流血ばかり、トロイルス様はといえば、手当たり次第に彼らを傷つけ、打ち倒すという具合だ。彼が行く所、常にこういう定めになっていた。彼らには死であり、われわれには盾と命の綱なのだ。そこで、その日、彼が血の滴る剣を所持する間は、勇気を出して対戦しようとする者はいなかった。
• Chinese translation (Fang: 1956): 他紧赶着他们，时东时西，满地都是希腊人所流的鲜血；特罗勒斯不是打伤了这个，就是摔下了那个；凡是他所冲到的地方无不如此；他是他们的致命伤，是我们的盾牌，我们的生命；只要有他握刃在手，就谁都不敢抵抗。

Word Information

• Etymology: OE
• Addresser: Pandarus
• Addressee: Criseyde
• Adjectives with which juxtaposed: N/A
• Counterpart in its source (Fil): N/A
• Noun(s) (NPs) modified: weapons (swerd = sword)
• 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

covered with blood, blood-stained

Comments from the Editor

Pandarus’s description of Troilus’s martial exploits finds no counterpart in Fil. As a story that recounts Troilus’s love sorrow, we most often see Troilus as a lamenting lover rather than a hardy warrior.