TR2. 15 Whĕrfóre Ĭ nýl hăve néithĕr thánk nĕ blámĕ TR2. 16 Ŏf ál thĭs wérk, bŭt préy yŏw mékĕlý, TR2. 17 Dĭsblámĕth mé ĭf ány̆ wórd bĕ lámĕ, TR2. 18 Fŏr ás my̆n áuctŏur séydĕ, só sĕy Í. TR2. 19 Ĕk thóugh Ĭ spéeke ŏf lóve ŭnfély̆nglý, TR2. 20 Nŏ wóndre ĭs, fór ĭt nóthy̆ng óf nĕwe ís; TR2. 21 Ă blýnd măn kán năt júggen wĕl ín hĕwís.
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- Differences among the manuscripts and editions:
- English translations (Windeatt: 1998): For that reason I want neither thanks nor blame for all this work but humbly beg you to excuse me if any word be lame, for just as my author said, so say I! it is no wonder if I speak about love unfeelingly, for there is nothing new in that: a blind man cannot judge well between colours.
- Japanese translations (Sasamoto: 2012): だから私はこの作品について感謝も非難も望まない。ただいずれの言葉が腰折れであろうとも責めないでくださいと、謙虚にお願いするだけ、何しろ原作者が語るままに、語るのだから。また愛について感情を込めずに語るとしても、不思議ではない、それは少しも新しいことではなく、盲人には色をうまく識別する能力はないのだから。
- Chinese translations (Fang: 1956): 因此，凡我所述，褒贬都不是我所应得，如有不妥的字句，请你们不要责我，原作者说什么，我就说什么。我在谈爱的时候有些漠不关心，这也并不稀罕；反正一个瞎眼人是认不清颜色的。
Word Information
- Etymology: OE
- Addresser: Narrator
- Addressee: N/A
- Adjectives with which juxtaposed: N/A
- Counterpart in its source (Fil): N/A
- Noun(s) (NPs) modified: language (word)
- Attributive/ Predicative: predicative
Information in Previous Studies
- OED: 2. figurative. a. Maimed, halting; imperfect or defective, unsatisfactory as wanting a part or parts. Said esp. of an argument, excuse, account, narrative, or the like.
- MED: 1. (e) of language, verse, meter: halting, defective; (s.v. lāme, adj.)
- Commented in other previous works:
- Windeatt (2003: 52): lame: halting
- Fisher (1989): N/A
- Benson (1987): N/A
- Davis et al. (1979): Not quoted
- Donaldson (1975): N/A
- Baugh (1963): N/A
Possible Definitions
halting, defective
Comments from the Editor
See my comment of ‘blind’ (adj., Tr2.21).