TR5.1184 Bǔt náthělés, hě gláděd hým ǐn thís:
TR5.1185 Hě thóught hě mísǎcóuntěd hádde hǐs dáy,
TR5.1186 Ǎnd séyde, “Ǐ únděrstónde hǎve ál ǎmýs.
TR5.1187 Fǒr thílkě nýght Ǐ lást Crǐséydě sáy,
TR5.1188 Shě séyde, ‘Ǐ shál běn hére, ǐf thát Ǐ máy,
TR5.1189 Ěr thát thě móone, Ǒ déerě hértě swétě,
TR5.1190 Thě Léǒun pásse, ǒut óf thǐs Árǐétě.’

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• Differences among the manuscripts and editions:
• English translations (Windeatt: 1998):
• But nevertheless, he took comfort in this: he thought he had miscalculated his day, and said:
•   ‘I’ve completely misunderstood! For that night I last saw Criseyde she said “I shall be here if I can, O sweet, dear heart, before the moon, now in Aries, passes beyond the sign of Leo”. 
• Japanese translations (Sasamoto: 2012): にもかかわらず、彼は次のようにして自分を慰めた。日を数え間違っていたらしいと。そして言った。「まったく勘違いしていたのだ。おれがクリセイデと最後に会ったあの夜、あの人は言ったではないか、『ああ、愛しい貴方、月がこの白羊宮から出て、獅子宮を通過する前に、できますれば、ここに戻って参りますから』と。
• Chinese translations (Fang: 1956): 但他仍自慰着，想是算错了日期，说道，“我会错了她的意。因为最后一夜我见到克丽西德，她曾说，‘甜爱，我能回来的话，应在白羊宫中的月儿转出了狮子宫之前。’所以她也许仍不至失约。”

Word Information

• Etymology: OE
• Addresser: T(C)
• Addressee: Troilus
• Adjectives with which juxtaposed: dere (dear)
• Counterpart in its source (Fil): 7.13
• Noun(s) (NPs) modified: human beings (male)
• 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

precious, dear, beloved, darling (as term of affectionate address)

Comments from the Editor

See my comment of ‘dere’ (adj., Tr5.1189).