gracious adj.

2022-09-08 gracious

TR1.883 “Nĕ néverĕ sáugh ă mórĕ bóuntĕvóus
TR1.884 Ŏf híre ĕstát, n’ă gláddĕr, né ŏf spéchĕ
TR1.885 Ă fréndly̆ér, n’ă mórĕ grácĭóus
TR1.886 Fŏr tó dŏ wél, nĕ lásse hădde néde tŏ séchĕ
TR1.887 Whăt fór tŏ dón; ănd ál thĭs bét tŏ échĕ,
TR1.888 Ĭn hónŏur, tó ăs fér ăs shé măy strécchĕ,
TR1.889 Ă kýngĕs hértĕ sémeth by̆ hýrs ă wrécchĕ.

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Differences among the manuscripts and editions:
English translations (Windeatt: 1998): I never saw a more generous person in her position, nor a more cheerful one, nor friendlier in her talk, nor better disposed to do well, nor who had less need to seek what to do. And to make all this even better: in matters of honour, as far as she’s concerned, a king’s heart seems like that of a wretch in comparison with hers.
Japanese translations (Sasamoto: 2012): 彼女と同じ身分の人で、彼女より大らかで、明るくて、人懐こい話ぶりの女性を私は見たことがありません。また立派に事を行なうのにこれほどきちんとなさる人もいません。どうしたらよいか途方に暮れることも決してなく、さらによいことには、彼女だけは、廉恥心において、王の心でさえ彼女の心に比べると下種(げす)の心に見えます。
Chinese translations (Fang: 1956): 在她那地位的人，找不出一个比她更大方，更和悦，言辞更加温雅，或更乐于从善的人；她做事全不牵强；并且她志趣超群，一个君王的胸怀和她的相比，俨然还有云泥之判呢。

Word Information

Etymology: OF&L
Addresser: Pandarus
Addressee: Troilus
Adjectives with which juxtaposed: bountevous, glad, friendli
Counterpart in its source (Fil): 2.22
Noun(s) (NPs) modified: human beings (female: Criseyde)
Attributive/ Predicative: predicative

Information in Previous Studies

OED: Not quoted
MED: (Quoted) 3. (a) Favorable, well-disposed, kindly; generous, openhanded (s.v. grāciǒus, adj.)

Commented in other previous works:
Windeatt (2003: 41): gracious: well-disposed
Fisher (1989): N/A
Benson (1987): N/A
Davis et al. (1979): (Quoted) well-disposed (s.v. gracious, adj.)
Donaldson (1975): N/A
Baugh (1963): N/A

Possible Definitions

well-disposed; generous

Comments from the Editor

See my comment of ‘bountevous’ (adj., Tr1.883).