TR2.1751 Bŭt nów tŏ yów, yĕ lóverĕs thát bĕn hérĕ, TR2.1752 Wăs Tróĭlús nŏught ín ă kánkĕdórt, TR2.1753 Thăt láy, ănd mýghtĕ whíspry̆nge óf hĕm hérĕ, TR2.1754 Ănd thóughtĕ, “Ó Lŏrd, ríght nŏw rénneth my̆ sórt TR2.1755 Fúlly̆ tŏ déye, ŏr hán ănón cŏmfórt!” TR2.1756 Ănd wás thĕ fírstĕ týme hĕ shúlde hĭre préyĕ TR2.1757 Ŏf lóve; Ŏ mýghty̆ Gód, whăt shál hĕ séyĕ?
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- Differences among the manuscripts and editions:
- English translations (Windeatt: 1998):
- But now, all you lovers who are here, was not Troilus in a predicament, who lay and could hear their whispering, and thought:
- ‘O Lord, my destiny is approaching right now!—to die once and for all, or to find comfort straightaway!’
- And this was the first time he was to ask her for her love—O God Almighty, what is he to say?
- Japanese translations (Sasamoto: 2012): だが、ここにおられる貴方がた恋人たちよ、その時トロイルスは苦しい状況にはなく、身を横たえながら、彼らの囁きを聞くことができたので、思った。「おお、主よ、今まさに運命は近づいた、完全に死ぬか、それともすぐに慰めを得るかの！」今まさに初めて彼は彼女の愛を乞うのであった。ああ、力ある神よ、彼はどのように口を切るであろうか。
- Chinese translations (Fang: 1956): 但是，情人们啊，特罗勒斯这时的处境好生尴尬，他躺着听他俩私语，心想，“呀，上帝，我的命运就在此刻要决定，坠入深渊呢，还是直达乐境呢；”这是他首次向她求爱，啊，伟大的天神，他应该从哪里说起呢？
Word Information
- Etymology: OE
- Addresser: Narrator
- Addressee: N/A
- Adjectives with which juxtaposed: N/A
- Counterpart in its source (Fil): N/A
- Noun(s) (NPs) modified: supernatural beings (the God)
- 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
mighty, powerful
Comments from the Editor
See my comment of ‘first’ (ord. num. (as adj.), Tr2.1756).