gret adj. & adv. & n.

2022-09-08 gret

TR1.582 Thĭs Pándăre, thát nĕigh mált fŏr wó ănd róuthĕ,
TR1.583 Fŭl óftĕ séyde, “Ăllás, whăt máy thĭs bé?
TR1.584 Nŏw frénd,” quŏd hé, “ĭf éverĕ lóve ŏr tróuthĕ
TR1.585 Hăth bén, ŏr ís, bĭtwíxĕn thé ănd mé,
TR1.586 Nĕ dó thŏw néverĕ swích ă crúĕltée
TR1.587 Tŏ hídĕn fró thĭ frénd sŏ grét ă cárĕ!
TR1.588 Wŏstów năught wél thăt ít ăm Í, Păndárĕ?

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Differences among the manuscripts and editions:
English translations (Windeatt: 1998): This Pandarus, who was nearly melting for sorrow and pity, often asked: ‘Alas, what can the matter be? Now, friend,’ he went on, ‘if there’s ever been, or is, love and loyalty between you and me, never do so cruel a thing as to hide so great a trouble from your friend! Can’t you see it is I, Pandarus?
Japanese translations (Sasamoto: 2012): パンダルスは悲しくなって、可哀想で気が抜けそうになったが、何度もこう言った。「ああ、これはどうしたわけですか。さあ友よ、若君、貴方と私の間に、むかしから愛と真が存在しますならば、そんな重大な心配事を友に隠すような、ひどい仕打ちを決してなさらないでください。お分かりにならないですか、友は私、パンダルスだってことを。
Chinese translations (Fang: 1956): 彭大瑞听了满心悲悯，反覆说道，“呀，这是怎么回事？朋友，你我之间假若在过去与现在还存留着一点情分，万不可如此残酷，竟把这樁重大心事对我隐瞒；你难道不认得我了，我就是彭大瑞哪？

Word Information

Etymology: OE
Addresser: Pandarus
Addressee: Troilus
Adjectives with which juxtaposed: N/A
Counterpart in its source (Fil): 2.4
Noun(s) (NPs) modified: suffering, sorrow or grief (care)
Attributive/ Predicative: predicative

Information in Previous Studies

OED: Not quoted
MED: Not quoted

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

Possible Definitions

intense, severe

Comments from the Editor

See my comment of ‘agasten’ (ppl. adj., Tr1.715).