TR4.1177 Shĕ cóld wăs, ánd wĭthóutĕn séntĕmént TR4.1178 Fŏr áught hĕ wóot, fŏr bréth nĕ félte hĕ nón, TR4.1179 Ănd thís wăs hým ă prégnănt árgŭmént TR4.1180 Thăt shé wăs fórth ŏut óf thĭs wórld ăgón. TR4.1181 Ănd whán hĕ sáy thĕr wás nŏn óthĕr wóon, TR4.1182 Hĕ gán hĭre lýmĕs drésse ĭn swích mănérĕ TR4.1183 Ăs mén dŏn hém thăt shál bĕn láyd ŏn béerĕ.
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- Differences among the manuscripts and editions:
- English translations (Windeatt: 1998): She was cold and without sensation, for all he knew, for he felt no breath, and this was a compelling argument to him that she had gone forth from out of this world. When he saw there was no other way, he arranged her limbs in such a way as is done for those who will be laid on a bier.
- Japanese translations (Sasamoto: 2012): 彼女は冷たくなった、そして感覚がなかったのだろう、彼にはよくわからないが、呼吸を感じなかったからだ。息をしないのは彼女がこの世から去ってしまったという彼には従わざるを得ない証拠だった。彼は他に方策がないと見てとると、人びとが棺の上に寝かされる遺体のために行うように、彼女の四肢を整え揃えた。
- Chinese translations (Fang: 1956): 他见她已经僵冷，失却了知觉，呼吸也已停止，认为她确已辞别了世间。他已无计可施，只好安置着她的手脚，摆着躺上棺柩的姿态。
Word Information
- Etymology: L&OF
- Addresser: T(N)
- Addressee: N/A
- Adjectives with which juxtaposed: N/A
- Counterpart in its source (Fil): 4.119
- Noun(s) (NPs) modified: Others (argument)
- Attributive/ Predicative: attributive
Information in Previous Studies
- OED: Of an argument, proof, piece of evidence, etc.: compelling, cogent, convincing; clear, obvious. (s.v. pregnant, adj.2)
- MED: 1. (d) of evidence, an argument, etc.: cogent, convincing, compelling; (s.v. prē̆gnaunt, adj.)
- Commented in other previous works:
- Windeatt (2003: 246): pregnant: compelling
- Fisher (1989: 495): preignant: compelling
- Benson (1987: 553): pregnant: urgent, convincing
- Davis et al. (1979): cogent, telling (s.v. preignant, adj.)
- Donaldson (1975): N/A
- Baugh (1963: 173): pregnant: convincing
Possible Definitions
convincing, cogent
Comments from the Editor
See my comment of ‘cold’ (adj., Tr4.1177).