despitous adj.

2022-08-25 despitous

TR2.435 “Ŏ crúĕl gód, Ŏ díspĭtóusĕ Mártĕ,
TR2.436 Ŏ Fúrĭes thré ŏf hélle, ŏn yów Ĭ crýĕ!
TR2.437 Sŏ lát mĕ névere ŏut óf thĭs hóus dĕpártĕ,
TR2.438 Ĭf Í méntĕ hárm ŏr vílĕnýĕ!
TR2.439 Bŭt síth Ĭ sé my̆ lórd mŏt nédĕs dýĕ,
TR2.440 Ănd Í wĭth hým, hĕre Í mĕ shrýve, ănd séyĕ
TR2.441 Thăt wíkkĕdlý yĕ dón ŭs bóthĕ déyĕ.

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Differences among the manuscripts and editions:
English translations (Windeatt: 1998): O cruel god, O pitiless Mars, O three Furies of hell—I call upon you! Let me never leave this house if I meant anything wrong or dishonourable! But since I see my lord must die, and I with him, here I make my confession and say that you wickedly cause both our deaths!
Japanese translations (Sasamoto: 2012): おお、残酷な神よ、おお、無慈悲なマールスよ、地獄の復讐の三女神よ、貴方たちに大声で訴える！私が害悪か恥辱を及ぼすことを意図していると思うならば、私をこの家から出さないでおくれ！しかしわが殿は必ず命を絶たれるおつもりだし、私もそのお供をするつもりだから。ここに懺悔して、言おう、お前は邪険に扱ってわれわれ二人を死なせたと。
Chinese translations (Fang: 1956): 啊，残酷的战神马尔斯，啊，地狱里三位复仇女魔，我向你们呼唤！我若存有一点恶意，愿永远走不出你这屋子的门！我既知道我的主子必死，而我也会一同弃命，让我就在此作最后的忏悔，并就此声明，是你的凶残害死了我们两条性命。

Word Information

Etymology: OF
Addresser: Pandarus
Addressee: Criseyde
Adjectives with which juxtaposed: cruel
Counterpart in its source (Fil): N/A
Noun(s) (NPs) modified: supernatural beings (Mars)
Attributive/ Predicative: attributive

Information in Previous Studies

OED: Not quoted
MED: (Quoted) 3. (a) Hateful, merciless, pitiless, relentless, cruel (person, beast) (s.v. dē̆spītǒus, adj.)

Commented in other previous works:
Windeatt (2003: 69): dispitouse: pitiless
Fisher (1989: 426): dispitouse: spiteful
Benson (1987: 495): dispitouse: malicious
Davis et al. (1979): (Quoted) cruel (s.v. despitous, adj.)
Donaldson (1975: 764): despitouse: merciless
Baugh (1963): N/A

Possible Definitions

cruel, pitiless, merciless, malicious, spiteful

Comments from the Editor

See my comment of ‘cruel’ (adj., Tr2.435).