TR1.428 “Yĕ stóndĕn ín hĭr eíghĕn mýghtĭlý,
TR1.429 Ăs ín ă pláce ŭntó yŏure vértŭ dígnĕ;
TR1.430 Whĕrfórĕ, lórd, ĭf mý sĕrvíce ŏr Í
TR1.431 Măy líkĕn yów, sŏ béth tŏ mé bĕnígnĕ;
TR1.432 Fŏr mýn ĕstát rŏiál Ĭ hére rĕsígnĕ
TR1.433 Ĭntó hĭre hónd, ănd wíth fŭl húmblĕ chérĕ
TR1.434 Bĭcóme hĭr mán, ăs tó my̆ lády̆ dérĕ.”

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• Differences among the manuscripts and editions:
• English translations (Windeatt: 1998): In her eyes you stand very high, as in a place worthy of your excellence. Therefore, Lord, if my service or I may please you, be gracious to me. For I here resign my royal position into her hand, as my dear lady, and in humblest manner become her man.’
• Japanese translations (Sasamoto: 2012): 貴方は彼女の瞳の中に力強く座を占めておられます。まるで貴方の高徳に値する場所に在す如くに。それゆえ、主よ、おれの献身もしくはおれ自身が貴方を満足させられますなら、おれに恵みを垂れたまえ。おれは王族の地位をここで放棄し、あの方の手中に入り、本当に慎ましい態度で、わが愛しい人に対し、恋するしもべとなります。」
• Chinese translations (Fang: 1956): 在她的眼中你是拥有威权的，你有这能力，你应居此尊位；所以，我的神，假如我的劳役能邀得你的欢心，就求你垂怜于我；从今以后我要把这权贵身份交付给她，决心卑躬到底，做她的侍从，认她为我惟一心爱的人。”

Word Information

• Etymology: OF
• Addresser: Troilus
• Addressee: N/A
• Adjectives with which juxtaposed: N/A
• Counterpart in its source (Fil): 1.39
• Noun(s) (NPs) modified: attitude (Troilus’s chere)
• 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

(of actions, behaviour, manner, attitude) lowly, meek

Comments from the Editor

See my comment of ‘benigne’ (adj., Tr1.431).