TR3.1009 “My̆ góodĕ mýn, nŏot Í fŏr-whý nĕ hów TR3.1010 Thăt jálŏusíe, ăllás, thăt wíkkĕd wýverĕ, TR3.1011 Thŭs cáusĕlés ĭs crópĕn íntŏ yów, TR3.1012 Thĕ hárm ŏf whích Ĭ wóldĕ fáyn dĕlýverĕ. TR3.1013 Ăllás, thăt hé, ăl hóol ŏr óf hy̆m slýverĕ, TR3.1014 Shŭld hán hĭs réfŭt ín sŏ dígne ă plácĕ; TR3.1015 Thĕr Jóve hy̆m sóne ŏut óf yŏure hérte ărácĕ!
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- Differences among the manuscripts and editions:
- English translations (Windeatt: 1998): My very own one, I don’t know why or how that wicked viper, jealousy, has crept into you like this without cause, alas, and I’d gladly get rid of the harm it does. How sad that the whole or even a sliver of jealousy should have its refuge in so fine a place—may Jove soon root it out of your heart!
- Japanese translations (Sasamoto: 2012): やさしいお方、ああ、あの邪悪な毒蛇たる嫉妬がこうして訳もなく貴方に忍び込むとは、なぜなのかどうしてなのか分かりません。こういう害を喜んで取り除きたく存じます。ああ、何てこと、嫉妬が、そのすべてが、あるいはその片鱗がこんな立派な場所を隠れ家にするなんて、悲しいことですわ。ユーピテル様がすぐに貴方のお心からそれを根絶されんことを。
- Chinese translations (Fang: 1956): 我的好郎君，我不懂为什么，也不懂怎么样，那毒蛇般的忌妒竟会无故地钻进了你的心，我巴不得能将这忌妒所栽下的恶毒肃清！啊，它居然整个或局部，占据了如此高贵的位置，愿穹父立即把它逐出你的心坎！
Word Information
- Etymology: OF
- Addresser: Criseyde
- Addressee: Troilus
- Adjectives with which juxtaposed: N/A
- Counterpart in its source (Fil): N/A
- Noun(s) (NPs) modified: human beings (male: Troilus)
- Attributive/ Predicative: predicative
Information in Previous Studies
- OED: Not quoted
- MED: Not quoted
- Commented in other previous works:
- Windeatt (2003: 164): digne: worthy
- Fisher (1989: 463): digne: noble
- Benson (1987): N/A
- Davis et al. (1979): Not quoted
- Donaldson (1975: 847): digne: honorable
- Baugh (1963): N/A
Possible Definitions
honourable, noble, worthy
Comments from the Editor
Criseyde blames Troilus for being jealous, but she later also believes that Troilus’s jealousy is excusable and claims that she is more sorry than angry (3.1044). Not to be jealous is considered to be an important virtue for lovers (2.834–40).