TR4.855 Tǒrnéde hǐre thó Crǐséyde, ǎ wó mǎkýngě TR4.856 Sǒ grét thǎt ít ǎ déth wǎs fór tǒ sée. TR4.857 “Ǎllás,” quǒd shé, “whǎt wórděs máy yě brýngě? TR4.858 Whǎt wól my̌ déerě hértě séyn tǒ mé, TR4.859 Whǐch thát Ǐ drédě néverě mó tǒ sée? TR4.860 Wǒl hé hǎn pléynte ǒr térǐs ér Ǐ wéndě? TR4.861 Ǐ háve y̌nóugh, ǐf hé thěráftěr séndě!”
Line Information
- Differences among the manuscripts and editions:
- English translations (Windeatt: 1998): Criseyde then turned round, lamenting so much that it was like death itself to see it. ‘Alas,’ said she, ‘what words can you bring? What will my dear heart say to me, whom I fear I’ll never see again? Would he like to have some lamentation or tears before I go? I have enough, if he sends for any!’
- Japanese translations (Sasamoto: 2012): クリセイデは振り向いた、そして見るからに死にそうなほど大変ひどく嘆きながら言った。「ああ、どんなお言伝を持ってきてくださったの？もう二度とお会いできそうにない愛しいお方はわたしに何をおっしゃるおつもりなのでしょうか。」わたしが立ち去る前に嘆きたいのかしら、涙を流したいのかしら。そのためのお言伝なら、もう沢山だわ！
- Chinese translations (Fang: 1956): 于是克丽西德转过头来，哭丧着脸，令人见了不免心伤欲绝。“呀，”她道，“你能带什么消息来呢？我害怕再见不到我的心爱了，他有什么话同我讲呢？他愿我洒给他多少离别的泪吗？他若要我的眼泪，这里确实不少！”
Word Information
- Etymology: OE
- Addresser: Narrator
- Addressee: N/A
- Adjectives with which juxtaposed: N/A
- Counterpart in its source (Fil): 4.99
- Noun(s) (NPs) modified: suffering, sorrow or grief (Criseyde’s woe)
- 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: 905): greet: great
- Baugh (1963): N/A
Possible Definitions
considerable in degree; intense, severe
Comments from the Editor
See my comment of ‘dere’ (adj., Tr4.858).