gentil adj.

2022-09-02 gentil

TR5.925 Ănd wíth thăt wórd hĕ gán tŏ wáxĕn réd,
TR5.926 Ănd ín hĭs spéche ă lítĕl wíght hĕ quók,
TR5.927 Ănd cáste ăsýde ă lítĕl wíght hĭs héd,
TR5.928 Ănd stýnte ă whíle; ănd áftĕrwárd hĕ wók,
TR5.929 Ănd sóbrĕlíche ŏn híre hĕ thréw hĭs lók,
TR5.930 Ănd séyde, “Ĭ ám, ăl bé ĭt yów nŏ jóiĕ,
TR5.931 Ăs géntĭl mán ăs ány̆ wíght ĭn Tróiĕ.

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Differences among the manuscripts and editions:
English translations (Windeatt: 1998): And with those words he turned red, and his voice trembled a little, and he turned his head a little aside, and stopped for a while. And afterwards he roused himself and gazed at her gravely, and said: ‘I am, although it be no pleasure to you, as nobly born as any man in Troy.
Japanese translations (Sasamoto: 2012): そして若者の悲しみを減らす手立てを捜しなさい、それを増やしてはいけないよ、愛おしい美しい姪よ！むしろ若者には剣の刃よりも剣のひらで触れてやりなさい。何かよい知恵を出して若者の苦しみを和らげてやりなさい。泣いて、通りを一杯涙で満たしても、またお前たち二人が塩辛い涙の中で溺れても何の役に立つかね。癒しに使う時間のほうが嘆いて過ごすよりいつもいいのだよ。
Chinese translations (Fang: 1956): 说着，他脸上泛红，声音发颤，脸略偏过一边，停了一刻没有作声；后来又回复了原状，严正地看了她一眼，说道，“你虽不在意，我却是个名门之子，比得上任何特罗亚人。

Word Information

Etymology: OF&L
Addresser: Diomede
Addressee: Criseyde
Adjectives with which juxtaposed: N/A
Counterpart in its source (Fil): 6.23
Noun(s) (NPs) modified: human beings (male: Diomede)
Attributive/ Predicative: attributive

Information in Previous Studies

OED: Not quoted
MED: Not quoted

Commented in other previous works:
Windeatt (2003: 308): gentil: nobly born
Fisher (1989: 518): gentil: nobly born
Benson (1987): N/A
Davis et al. (1979): Not quoted
Donaldson (1975): N/A
Baugh (1963): N/A

Possible Definitions

nobly born; noble, kind, gracious

Comments from the Editor

See my comment of ‘bright’ (adj., Tr5.922).