alderlevest – A Chaucer Lexicon

alderlevest adj.

etymology : alder (ME) + levest (OE)
addresser : Troilus
addressee : N/A
adjectives_with_which_juxtaposed : dear
counterpart_in_its_sources : N/A (but see 5.54-5)
nouns_nps_modified : human beings (female: Criseyde)
attributive : 1
predicative :
reference : TR5.575, TR5.576, TR5.577, TR5.578, TR5.579, TR5.580, TR5.581,

TR5.575 “Ănd át thăt córnĕr, ín thĕ yóndĕr hóus, TR5.576 Hérde Ĭ my̆n áldĕrlévĕst lády̆ déerĕ TR5.577 Sŏ wómmănlý, wĭth vóis mĕlódĭóus, TR5.578 Sýngĕn sŏ wél, sŏ góodly̆, ánd sŏ cléerĕ TR5.579 Thăt ín my̆ sóulĕ yét mĕ thýnketh ĭch hérĕ TR5.580 Thĕ blísfŭl sówn; ănd ín thăt yóndĕr plácĕ TR5.581 My̆ lády̆ fírst mĕ ..

alderlevest adj.

alderlevest

etymology : alder (ME) + levest (OE)
addresser : Pandarus
addressee : Troilus
adjectives_with_which_juxtaposed : dear
counterpart_in_its_sources : car (caro) (3.5, 3)
nouns_nps_modified : human beings (male: Troilus)
attributive : 1
predicative :
reference : TR3.239, TR3.240, TR3.241, TR3.242,

TR3.239 “My̆n áldĕrlévĕst lórd, ănd bróthĕr déerĕ, TR3.240 Gŏd wóot, ănd thów, thăt ít săt mé sŏ sóorĕ, TR3.241 Whăn Í thĕ sáugh sŏ lángwĭsshýng tŏ-yérĕ TR3.242 Fŏr lóve, ŏf whích thĭ wó wăx álwĕy móorĕ, Line Information Differences among the manuscripts and editions: English translation (Windeatt: 1998): ‘My most beloved lord and dear brother, ..