humble adj.

2022-09-20 humble

TR2.1128 Fǔl drédfǔllý thǒ gán shě stónděn stýllě,
TR2.1129 Ǎnd tóok ǐt náught, bǔt ál hǐre húmblě chérě
TR2.1130 Gǎn fór tǒ cháunge, ǎnd séydě, “Scrít ně bíllě,
TR2.1131 Fǒr lóve ǒf Gód, thǎt tóuchěth swích mǎtérě,
TR2.1132 Ně brýng mě nóon; ǎnd álsǒ, únclě déerě,
TR2.1133 Tǒ mýn ěstát hǎve móre rěwárd, Ǐ préyě,
TR2.1134 Thǎn tó hǐs lúst! Whǎt shólde Ǐ mórě séyě?

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Differences among the manuscripts and editions:
English translations (Windeatt: 1998): Very apprehensively she then stood still, and did not take it, but all her humble manner began to change and she said: ‘For the love of God, don’t bring me any letter or anything in writing that relates to such a matter! And also, dear uncle, I beg you, do have more regard to my position than to his pleasure! What more should I say?
Japanese translations (Sasamoto: 2012): すると彼女はひどく恐ろしげにじっと立ち尽くし、手紙を受け取ろうとせず、慎ましやかな顔つきはすっかり変わり、言った。「後生ですから、そのようなことに触れた書き物であれお手紙であれ持ってこないでください。それに、叔父様、お願い、あのお方の欲望よりわたしの立場のほうにもっと関心をお持ちください！これだけを言っておきます。
Chinese translations (Fang: 1956): 她吓得獃立着，也不接信，温柔的神态都变得生硬了，说道，“看神的面上，凡与此事有关的片纸只字，不要带来；舅父，还要请你多为我的处境着想，不要专为他的欲念打算；我还有什么话可说呢？

Word Information

Etymology: OF
Addresser: Narrator
Addressee: N/A
Adjectives with which juxtaposed: N/A
Counterpart in its source (Fil): 2.110
Noun(s) (NPs) modified: attitude (Criseyde’s chere)
Attributive/ Predicative: attributive

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

(of actions, behaviour, manner, attitude) lowly, meek

Comments from the Editor

See my comment of ‘convenable’ (adj., Tr2.1137).