excellent adj.

2022-08-26 excellent

TR2.659 Ănd gán tŏ cáste ănd róllĕn úp ănd dówn
TR2.660 Wĭthínne hĭre thóught hĭs éxcĕllént prŏwéssĕ,
TR2.661 Ănd hís ĕstát, ănd álsŏ hís rĕnówn,
TR2.662 Hĭs wít, hĭs sháp, ănd ék hĭs géntĭléssĕ;
TR2.663 Bŭt móost hĭre fávŏur wás, fŏr hís dĭstréssĕ
TR2.664 Wăs ál fŏr híre, ănd thóughte ĭt wás ă róuthĕ
TR2.665 Tŏ sléen swĭch óon, ĭf thát hĕ méntĕ tróuthĕ.

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Differences among the manuscripts and editions:
English translations (Windeatt: 1998): and she began to consider and turn over and over in her thoughts his excellent prowess, and his rank, and his renown as well, his intelligence, his build, and also his nobility; but what found most favour with her was because his distress was all for her, and she thought it was a pity to kill such a man if his intentions were honourable.
Japanese translations (Sasamoto: 2012): 心の中で彼のすぐれた武勇や、身分や、評判や、彼の才知や、容姿や、高潔さについてあれこれ思いを巡らせ始めたが、最も感じたのは好意的な気持だった。彼の苦悩はすべて自分が原因であって、真剣な気持がおありなら、そのような人を見殺しにすることは気の毒だと思ったからだ。
Chinese translations (Fang: 1956): 她心里打量着他的英勇，地位，和声誉，他的聪明，身材和品格；而最使她动心的是，他一切痛苦都是由她而起，若让这等人物白白地死去，岂不枉费了那一腔热情。

Word Information

Etymology: OF&L
Addresser: C(N)
Addressee: N/A
Adjectives with which juxtaposed: N/A
Counterpart in its source (Fil): 2.72
Noun(s) (NPs) modified: valour (Troilus’s prowess)
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

outstanding, surpassing

Comments from the Editor

See my comment of ‘armed’ (ppl. adj., Tr2.625).