fals adj.

2022-08-30 fals

TR3.799 Crǐséydě, whích thǎt ál thǐs wónděr hérdě,
TR3.800 Gǎn sóděynlý ǎbóute hǐre hértě cóldě,
TR3.801 Ǎnd wíth ǎ sík shě sórwfǔllý ǎnswérdě,
TR3.802 “Ǎllás! Ǐ wéndě, whósǒ tálěs tóldě,
TR3.803 My̌ déerě hértě wóldě mé nǒught hóldě
TR3.804 Sǒ líghtly̌ fáls! Ǎllás, cǒncéytěs wróngě,
TR3.805 Whǎt hárm thěy dón! Fǒr nów ly̌ve Í tǒ lóngě!

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Differences among the manuscripts and editions:
English translations (Windeatt: 1998): As she listened to this whole astonishing story, Criseyde felt a sudden chill around her heart, and with a sigh she sorrowfully replied: ‘Alas, I would have thought that—whoever told tales—my dear heart wouldn’t so easily think me unfaithful! Alas, mistaken imaginings, what harm they do—for now I’ve lived too long!
Japanese translations (Sasamoto: 2012): この驚くべき話を聞いたクリセイデは、突然心臓の辺りが冷やりとした。そしてため息をついて悲しそうに答えた。「ああ！どなたが噂をなさろうと、わたしの大切なお方はわたしをそんなに軽々しく不実だとお考えにならないと、思っておりましたのに！ああ、ひどい思い違い、何たるひどい誹謗！まあわたくしが長く生き過ぎたせいだわ！
Chinese translations (Fang: 1956): 克丽西德听了这段奇闻，心上发了一阵寒战，哎一口气，忧愤地说道，“唉，我相信，不论是谁在造谣，我的心爱该不致轻意怀疑我吧！唉，捏造浮言真害煞人啊！我岂是活得太久了！

Word Information

Etymology: L&OF
Addresser: Criseyde
Addressee: Pandarus
Adjectives with which juxtaposed: N/A
Counterpart in its source (Fil): N/A
Noun(s) (NPs) modified: human beings (female)
Attributive/ Predicative: predicative

Information in Previous Studies

OED: Not quoted
MED: Not quoted

Commented in other previous works:
Windeatt (2003: 155): fals: unfaithful
Fisher (1989): N/A
Benson (1987): N/A
Davis et al. (1979): Not quoted
Donaldson (1975): N/A
Baugh (1963): N/A

Possible Definitions

unfaithful, disloyal

Comments from the Editor

See my comments of ‘along’ (adj., Tr3.783) and ‘dere’ (adj., Tr3.494).