TR3. 918 Thǐs áccǐdént sǒ pítǒus wás tǒ hérě, TR3. 919 Ǎnd ék sǒ líke ǎ sóoth ǎt prímě fácě, TR3. 920 Ǎnd Tróǐlús hǐre knýght tǒ hír sǒ déerě, TR3. 921 Hǐs prívě cómy̌ng, ánd thě síkěr plácě, TR3. 922 Thǎt thóugh thǎt shé dǐd hým ǎs thánne ǎ grácě, TR3. 923 Cǒnsíděred állě thýngěs ás thěy stóodě, TR3. 924 Nǒ wónděr ís, sy̌n shé dǐd ál fǒr góodě.
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- Differences among the manuscripts and editions:
- English translations (Windeatt: 1998): This incident was so touching to hear, and so like the truth too, on the face of it … and Troilus, her knight, so dear to her … his secret coming, and the secure place … that, all things considered, it is no wonder that she then granted him a favour, since she did everything for the best.
- Japanese translations (Sasamoto: 2012): この出来事は、聞くと大変気の毒だった。そしてまた一見するとまことしやかに見え、彼女の騎士トロイルスは彼女にとって大変大事な人であり、彼が人目を忍んで来てくれるし、ここは安全な場所であるしで、このまますべての事を考慮すると、彼女がこの時トロイルスに好意を尽くしたとしても、無理からぬことだ、彼女はすべて良かれと思ってしたからだ。
- Chinese translations (Fang: 1956): 这情节她听来好生伤感，骤然之间也觉得确有其事，特罗勒斯既是她心头的人，加之他又来得秘密，那地点又安全，她何妨就宽厚一下，反正对良心上她也没有什么过意不去。
Word Information
- Etymology: OF
- Addresser: C(N)
- Addressee: N/A
- Adjectives with which juxtaposed: N/A
- Counterpart in its source (Fil): N/A
- Noun(s) (NPs) modified: Others (accident)
- Attributive/ Predicative: predicative
Information in Previous Studies
- OED: Not quoted
- MED: Not quoted
- Commented in other previous works:
- Windeatt (2003: 160): pitous: pitiful
- Fisher (1989: 462): petous: pitiable
- Benson (1987): N/A
- Davis et al. (1979): (Quoted) distressing (s.v. pitous, adj.)
- Donaldson (1975): N/A
- Baugh (1963): N/A
Possible Definitions
piteous, distressing, pitiful
Comments from the Editor
See my comment of ‘dere’ (adj., Tr3.920).