TR4. 435 Bǔt át thě láste ǎnswérde, ǎnd séydě, "Frénd,
TR4. 436 Thǐs léchěcráft, ǒr héelěd thús tǒ bé,
TR4. 437 Wěre wél sǐttýng, ǐf thát Ǐ wére ǎ fénd --
TR4. 438 Tǒ tráysen ǎ wíght thǎt tréwe ǐs úntǒ mé!
TR4. 439 Ǐ práy Gǒd lát thǐs cónsěil névere y̌thé;
TR4. 440 Bǔt dó mě ráthěr stérve ǎnón-rǐght hérě,
TR4. 441 Ěr Í thǔs dó ǎs thów mě wólděst léerě!

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• Differences among the manuscripts and editions:
• English translations (Windeatt: 1998):
• But at last he replied and said:
• ‘Friend, this medicine, or to be healed like this, would be very suitable if I were a fiend—to betray a person who is loyal to me! I pray God, let this advice never succeed, but make me die here immediately before I do as you would teach me to do!
• Japanese translations (Sasamoto: 2012): しかし、ついに応えて、言った。「友よ、その治療法は、つまり、そうして癒やされるには、おれが悪魔であれば、まったく相応しいだろうね。おれに対して誠実である女(ひと)を裏切る悪魔ならね！神に祈るよ、この忠告は決してうまくいかないようにとね。でもね、そなたが教えるままにおれがこうして振舞うくらいなら、むしろここですぐにおれを死なせておくれ！
• Chinese translations (Fang: 1956): ——到了最后，他却答道，“朋友，你这一剂药，这样诊治，当然很好，只要我是一个丧尽天良的坏蛋，准备辜负她对我的一片真心！但我祈求上帝，愿这类的忠告永不得昌达；我宁可立即暴死，却不愿照你的话做。

Word Information

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

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

loyal, faithful

Comments from the Editor

As to Pandarus’ advice, see my comment of ‘dere’ (adj., Tr4.405).