TR5.1366 "Ǎnd íf yǒw líkěth knówěn óf thě fárě TR5.1367 Ǒf mé, whǒs wó thěr máy nǒ wít dǐscrývě, TR5.1368 Ǐ kán nǎmóre hǔt, chíste ǒf évery̌ cárě, TR5.1369 Ǎt wrýty̌ng óf thǐs léttre Ǐ wás ǒn-lývě, TR5.1370 Ǎl rédy̌ óut my̌ wófǔl góst tǒ drývě, TR5.1371 Whǐch Í děláye, ǎnd hólde hy̌m yét ǐn hóndě, TR5.1372 Ǔpón thě síghte ǒf mátěre óf yǒure sóndě.
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- Differences among the manuscripts and editions:
- English translations (Windeatt: 1998): ‘And if you care to hear what state I am in—receptacle of every sorrow! —whose misery no wit can describe, I cannot say any more than that at the time of writing this letter I was alive, all prepared to drive out my unhappy spirit, which I am holding back and delaying until I see the content of your message.
- Japanese translations (Sasamoto: 2012): もしも貴女は小生がどうしているか知りたいと思われれば、しかし小生の悲しみをどんな賢人も言い表せないでしょうが、すべての悲しみの入れ物たる小生は、こうとしか申せません。この手紙を書いている時は生きていたと言うだけです。小生は悲嘆に暮れる魂をすでに離脱させる準備ができていて、貴女の言伝の内容を見るまで、ためらい、まだそれを難脱させることを延ばしているのです。
- Chinese translations (Fang: 1956): 你若仍可垂顾我这不可言喻的苦境，我只能说在写这信的一刻我还呼吸着，不过我这柔弱的愁魂早欲消逝；但我暂时仍在勉强拼凑，不使其完全失散，静待你的来音以定去止。
Word Information
- Etymology: OE
- Addresser: Troilus (in his letter)
- Addressee: Criseyde
- Adjectives with which juxtaposed: N/A
- Counterpart in its source (Fil): N/A
- Noun(s) (NPs) modified: soul (Troilus’ spirit)
- Attributive/ Predicative: predicative
Information in Previous Studies
- OED: Not quoted
- MED: 5. (a) Willing, inclined; willing (to do sth.), eager, inclined; determined (to do sth.), resolved; (s.v. rēdī, adj.(3))
- 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
willing, inclined
Comments from the Editor
See my comment of ‘cler’ (adj. Tr5.1338).