dere adj.

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TR2.120 “Ăs éverĕ thríve Ĭ,” quód thĭs Pándărús,
TR2.121 “Yĕt kóude Ĭ télle ă thýng tŏ dóon yŏw pléyĕ.”
TR2.122 “Nŏw, únclĕ déerĕ,” quód shĕ, “télle ĭt ús
TR2.123 Fŏr Góddĕs lóve; ĭs thán th’ăssége ăwéyĕ?
TR2.124 Ĭ ám ŏf Grékĕs só fĕred thát Ĭ déyĕ.”
TR2.125 “Năy, náy,” quŏd hé, “ăs éverĕ móte Ĭ thrývĕ,
TR2.126 Ĭt ís ă thíng wĕl bét thăn swýchĕ fývĕ.”

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Differences among the manuscripts and editions:
English translation (Windeatt: 1998) (Windeatt: 1998): ‘I swear,’ said Pandarus, ‘I could still tell you something to make you happy.’ ‘Now, dear uncle,’ she said, ‘tell it us, for the love for God! Is the siege lifted then? I’m frightened to death of Greeks.’ ‘No, no,’ he said, ‘I swear, it’s something a lot better than five such pieces of news.’
Japanese translation (Sasamoto: 2012) (Sasamoto: 2012): 「誓って言うが」とパンダルスは言った。「お前を喜ばせることができる話を持っているのだ。」「じゃあ、叔父様、わたしたちにそれを話してよ、お願いだから。ところで包囲は解けたのですか。だってわたし、ギリシャ軍が死ぬほどこわいですもの。」「いや、いや、誓って、それより五倍以上吉事だよ。」
Chinese translation (Fang: 1956) (Fang: 1956): “可是，”膨大瑞道，“我还有一件事，你听了就会高兴起来。”“啊，好舅父，”她道，“上天仁爱，请讲给我们一听，是不是这城池解了围？我真被希腊人吓得没命了。”“不是，不是，”他道，“我还想得福呢！但我所要讲的事比这个还好得多。”

Word Information

Etymology: OE
Addresser: Criseyde
Addressee: Pandarus
Adjectives with which juxtaposed: N/A
Counterpart in its source (Fil): N/A
Noun(s) (NPs) modified: human beings (male)
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

beloved

Comments from the Editor

See my comment of ‘bet’ (adj., Tr2.122).