TR3. 862 “Ănd nécĕ mýn -- nĕ táke ĭt náught ăgríĕf -- TR3. 863 Ĭf thát yĕ súffre hy̆m ál ny̆ght ín thĭs wó, TR3. 864 Gŏd hélp mĕ só, yĕ hádde hy̆m néverĕ líĕf! TR3. 865 Thăt dár Ĭ séyn, nŏw thér ĭs bút wĕ twó. TR3. 866 Bŭt wél Ĭ wóot thăt yé wŏl nát dŏ só; TR3. 867 Yĕ bén tŏ wýs tŏ dóon sŏ grét fŏlíĕ, TR3. 868 Tŏ pútte hĭs líf ăl nýght ĭn júpĕrtíĕ.
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- Differences among the manuscripts and editions:
- English translations (Windeatt: 1998): And my niece— don’t take this badly-if you let him remain in this misery all night, God help me, you never lover him! I dare to say that, now there is just the two of us But I know very well that you won’t do so. You’re too sensible to do anything so insane as to put his life at risk all night.
- Japanese translations (Sasamoto: 2012): 姪よ、このことで悩まないでおくれ、あのお方を夜通しこの悲嘆のうちに苦しめれば、誓って、お前は決してあのお方を愛していないということだ！今われわれ二人きりだから、あえて言わせてもらうが、お前はそのようにしないことがよく分かるんだ。あのお方の命を夜通し危険に曝すなんて、お前のような賢い女はそんな大馬鹿をするはずがない。」
- Chinese translations (Fang: 1956): 甥女，他若让他通宵忧伤，上帝佑我，你实在没有爱过他，—我敢说这句话，反正这里没有旁人，你不要生气。但我很知道你不至如此；你很聪明，自然不会做这样糊涂事，不会忍心看他通夜心碎，弄得性命有关。”
Word Information
- Etymology: OE
- Addresser: Pandarus
- Addressee: Criseyde
- Adjectives with which juxtaposed: N/A
- Counterpart in its source (Fil): N/A
- Noun(s) (NPs) modified: human beings (male: Troilus)
- Attributive/ Predicative: predicative
Information in Previous Studies
- OED: Not quoted
- MED: Not quoted
- Commented in other previous works:
- Windeatt (2003: 158): hadde hym nevere lief: never loved him
- Fisher (1989: 461): hadde hym nevere lef: had never loved him
- Benson (1987: 525): ye hadde hym nevere lief: you never loved him
- Davis et al. (1979): have ~: hold dear, love (s.v. leef/lief, adj.)
- Donaldson (1975: 841): lief: dear
- Baugh (1963): N/A
Possible Definitions
have ~: hold dear
Comments from the Editor
See my comment of ‘gret’ (adj. & adv. & n., Tr3.867).