TR2. 232 “Fŏr, nécĕ, bý thĕ góddĕssé My̆nérvĕ,
TR2. 233 Ănd Júpĭtér, thăt máketh thĕ thóndrĕ rýngĕ,
TR2. 234 Ănd bý thĕ blísfŭl Vénŭs thát Ĭ sérvĕ,
TR2. 235 Yĕ bén thĕ wómmăn ín thĭs wórld ly̆výngĕ --
TR2. 236 Wĭthóutĕn párămóurs, tŏ mý wy̆ttýngĕ --
TR2. 237 Thăt Í bĕst lóve, ănd lóthĕst ám tŏ grévĕ;
TR2. 238 Ănd thát yĕ wétĕn wél yŏuresélf, Ĭ lévĕ.”

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• Differences among the manuscripts and editions:
• English translations (Windeatt: 1998): For, niece — by the goddess Minerva, and by Jupiter who makes the thunder ring out, and by the blessed Venus whom I serve! — you are the woman now living in this world (not including mistresses, as far as I know), whom I love best and am most reluctant to upset. And that, I believe, you know quite well yourself.’
• Japanese translations (Sasamoto: 2012): 姪よ、女神ミネルヴァに誓って、さらに雷を鳴らすユーピテルに誓って、さらに私が仕えるウェヌスに誓って、間違いなくお前はこの世に生きる女だ。そのうちで、私が知る限りでは、恋愛感情なしで、私が一番愛している女で、一番悲しんでほしくない女だ、しかもお前自身よく分かっていることと、私は思うよ。」
• Chinese translations (Fang: 1956): 因为，甥女啊，天上有明纳发，和鸣雷的求必妥，以及我所崇拜的维娜丝，而你在世上，据我所知，是一个心情没有寄托的女子，可是我最喜欢你，因此最不愿你心中愁虑，我相信，这是你自己很明白的。”

Word Information

• Etymology: OE&ON
• Addresser: Pandarus
• Addressee: Criseyde
• Adjectives with which juxtaposed: N/A
• Counterpart in its source (Fil): N/A
• Noun(s) (NPs) modified: human beings (male: Pandarus)
• Attributive/ Predicative: predicative 

Information in Previous Studies

• OED: Not quoted
• MED: Not quoted

• Commented in other previous works:
• Windeatt (2003: 61): lothest: most reluctant
• Fisher (1989: 423): lothest: most unwilling
• Benson (1987: 492): lothest: most loath
• Davis et al. (1979): 1. hateful, distasteful (s.v. lo(o)th, adj.)
• Donaldson (1975): N/A
• Baugh (1963): N/A

Possible Definitions

unwilling, reluctant, hateful, displeased

Comments from the Editor

See my comment of ‘blisful’ (adj., Tr2.234).