TR2.1114 "Ǐntó thě gárdy̌n gó we, ǎnd yé shǎl hérě,
TR2.1115 Ǎl prývělý, ǒf thís ǎ lóng sěrmóun."
TR2.1116 Wǐth thát thěy wéntěn árm ǐn árm y̌féerě
TR2.1117 Ǐntó thě gárdy̌n fróm thě cháumbrě dówn;
TR2.1118 Ǎnd whán thǎt hé sǒ fér wǎs thát thě sówn
TR2.1119 Ǒf thát hě spák nǒ mán hérěn mýghtě,
TR2.1120 Hě séyde hǐre thús, ǎnd óut thě léttrě plíghtě:

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• Differences among the manuscripts and editions:
• English translations (Windeatt: 1998):
• Let’s go into the garden, and you shall hear, totally confidentially, a long account of this.’
• With that they went arm in arm together down in the garden from the chamber; and when he was far enough that no one could hear the sound of what he said, he spoke to her like this, and plucked out the letter:
• Japanese translations (Sasamoto: 2012): 庭に行こう、そして開いておくれ、すべて内緒でこの詳しい話を話すから。そう言って二人は一緒に腕を組んで部屋から庭に降りた。彼の話す声が誰にも聞こえない所まで来ると、彼女に次のように言って、手紙を引っ張り出した。
• Chinese translations (Fang: 1956):
• 我们到花园里去，让我详细说给你听，莫给旁人知道了。”
• “于是他俩挽着手膀走出屋子，进了花园。看看四围无人偷听，拿信出来向她说道，

Word Information

• Etymology: OE
• Addresser: Pandarus
• Addressee: Criseyde
• Adjectives with which juxtaposed: N/A
• Counterpart in its source (Fil): N/A
• Noun(s) (NPs) modified: speech (sermoun)
• 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 periods of time: of great duration; prolix

Comments from the Editor

The addition of the garden setting is made by Chaucer. For further details about this garden, please refer to my comment on ‘blosmi’ (adj.,Tr2.821).