TR2.1261 Gǒd wóot ǐf hé sǎt ón hǐs hórs ǎríght,
TR2.1262 Ǒr góodly̌ wás bǐséyn, thǎt ílkě dáy!
TR2.1263 Gǒd wóot whěr hé wǎs lík ǎ mánly̌ knýght!
TR2.1264 Whǎt shólde Ǐ drécche, ǒr télle ǒf hís ǎráy?
TR2.1265 Crǐséydě, whích thǎt álle thǐse thýngěs sáy,
TR2.1266 Tǒ télle ǐn shórt, hǐre líkěd ál ǐn-férě,
TR2.1267 Hǐs pérsǒun, hís ǎráy, hǐs lóok, hǐs chérě,

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• Differences among the manuscripts and editions:
• English translations (Windeatt: 1998): God knows if he sat on his horse properly or was pleasing in appearance that very day! God knows whether he looked like a manly knight! Why should I delay, or describe his gear? To put it briefly, Criseyde, who saw all these things, was so pleased with the combination of his person, his clothes, his look, his expression,
• Japanese translations (Sasamoto: 2012): その日、トロイルスは馬上堂々と乗っていたかどうか、また見たところ眉目秀麗だったどうか誰も分からない！雄々しい騎士の如くだったかどうか誰も分からない！どうして私が彼の装いなどぐずぐずと説明する必要があろうか。こういう事をすべて目にしたクリセイデは、手短に言うと、一切合財好ましく感じた。彼の姿、衣装、顔立ち、表情、
• Chinese translations (Fang: 1956): 上天知道他那天在马背上是何等威风，何等排场！他是怎样一个英俊人物！我何必絮述他的装备呢？一言蔽之，克丽西德都已看得清楚，心中称赏着他的仪表，他的服装，

Word Information

• Etymology: OE
• Addresser: Narrator or C(N)
• Addressee: N/A
• Adjectives with which juxtaposed: N/A
• Counterpart in its source (Fil): N/A
• Noun(s) (NPs) modified: human beings (male: Troilus)
• Attributive/ Predicative: attributive

Information in Previous Studies

• OED: Not quoted
• MED: 3a. Brave, courageous, valiant, bold: (a) of men; (s.v. manlī, adj.)

• 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

brave, courageous, valiant

Comments from the Editor

See my comment of ‘dredeful’ (adj., Tr2.1258).