TR3.1541 Ǎnd ín hǐs thóught gǎn úp ǎnd dówn tǒ wýndě
TR3.1542 Hǐre wórděs álle, ǎnd évery̌ cóuntěnáuncě,
TR3.1543 Ǎnd férmělý ǐmpréssěn ín hǐs mýndě
TR3.1544 Thě léestě póint thǎt tó hǐm wás plěsáuncě;
TR3.1545 Ǎnd vérrǎylích ǒf thílkě réměmbráuncě
TR3.1546 Děsír ǎl néwe hy̌m brénde, ǎnd lúst tǒ brédě
TR3.1547 Gǎn móre thǎn érst, ǎnd yét tǒok hé nǒn hédě.

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• Differences among the manuscripts and editions:
• English translations (Windeatt: 1998): And he began to turn over in his thoughts all her words and every look, and to imprint firmly in his mind the least detail that gave him pleasure, and truly, with those memories, desire burned him anew, and his longing grew greater than before, and yet he paid no heed.
• Japanese translations (Sasamoto: 2012): そして彼女の一言一言、一つ一つの表情が頭の中でくるくる回転し、彼に喜びとなったほんの些細な点まで彼は頭の中にしっかりと刻みつけたのである。そしてこれらを思い出すと、本当に、欲望が新たに燃え出し、欲情は最初よりも大きく成長したが、気にもならなかった。
• Chinese translations (Fang: 1956): 她所讲过的一字一句，无不在他脑中萦回，她的容颜，一点一滴，都深深印进了心坎，使他欣赏无已；回念起来，渴想又在心头燃烧，甜蜜的情欲更加滋长，只是无从自解。

Word Information

• Etymology: OE
• Addresser: Narrator
• Addressee: N/A
• Adjectives with which juxtaposed: N/A
• Counterpart in its source (Fil): 3.54
• Noun(s) (NPs) modified: Others (point)
• Attributive/ Predicative: attributive

Information in Previous Studies

• OED: Not quoted
• MED: 1a. (e) of actions, conditions, qualities, emotions, etc.: least important, least painful or evil, least beneficial or enjoyable, weakest; also, any, every; moste and ~, greatest and smallest; ~ ne meste, smallest nor greatest; ~ godes, the least important goods or benefits; the ~ partie, every bit; the ~ point, every point; with neg.: nothing at all; the ~ word, any word at all (s.v. lē̆st(e, adj.(1))

• Commented in other previous works:
• Windeatt (2003: 186): leeste point: smallest detail
• Fisher (1989: 472): leste poynt: smallest bit
• Benson (1987): N/A
• Davis et al. (1979): Not quoted
• Donaldson (1975): N/A
• Baugh (1963): N/A

Possible Definitions

~ point: smallest bit

Comments from the Editor

This stanza closely resembles Fil. 3.54, but there is a difference in the way Chaucer’s Troilus recalls Criseyde’s words and looks, whereas Troiolo in Filostrato recalls her acts and conversations.