TR5.1205 Thě thríddě, férthě, fíftě, séxtě dáy
TR5.1206 Áftěr thǒ dáyěs tén ǒf whích Ǐ tóldě,
TR5.1207 Bǐtwíxěn hópe ǎnd dréde hǐs hértě láy,
TR5.1208 Yět sómwhǎt trústy̌ng ón hǐre héstěs óldě.
TR5.1209 Bǔt whán hě sáugh shě nólde hǐre térmě hóldě,
TR5.1210 Hě kán nǒw sén nǒn óthěr rémědíě
TR5.1211 Bǔt fór tǒ shápe hy̌m sóoně fór tǒ dýě.

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• Differences among the manuscripts and editions:
• English translations (Windeatt: 1998): The third, fourth, fifth, and sixth days after those ten days I told of, his heart lay between hope and fear, still somewhat trusting in her old promises. But when he saw she would not keep to her appointed time, he could now see no other remedy than to prepare to die soon.
• Japanese translations (Sasamoto: 2012): 私が話した十日間が過ぎた後、三日目、四日目、五日目、六日目はまだ彼女の先の約束を幾分信頼して、後の心は期待と不安の間をさ迷っていた。しかし約束の期限を守らなかったと分かると、彼はすぐに命を絶つと覚悟を決める以外に今では別の改善策を見出し得ないのである。
• Chinese translations (Fang: 1956): 十天过后，第三，第四，第五，第六天，心上还是希望与恐惧交织着，仍信她会践行旧约。但渐渐觉得她无意再来了，也就找不到任何出路，惟有准备一死了之。

Word Information

• Etymology: OE
• Addresser: Narrator
• Addressee: N/A
• Adjectives with which juxtaposed: N/A
• Counterpart in its source (Fil): 7.16
• Noun(s) (NPs) modified: Others (hestes)
• Attributive/ Predicative: predicative

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

earlier, former

Comments from the Editor

This stanza closely follows Fil.7.16, but Chaucer alters the description of Troiolo languishing in anticipation to Troilus preparing for his impending death. In relation to Troilus’ character in this context, see also my comment of ‘alone’ (adj., Tr1.358).