TR3. 617 Bǔt Ó Fǒrtúne, ěxécǔtríce ǒf wíerděs, TR3. 618 Ǒ ínflǔéncěs óf thǐse héveněs hýě! TR3. 619 Sóth ǐs, thǎt únděr Gód yě bén ǒure híerděs, TR3. 620 Thǒugh tó ǔs béstěs bén thě cáusěz wríě. TR3. 621 Thǐs méne Ǐ nów: fǒr shé gǎn hómwǎrd hýě, TR3. 622 Bǔt éxěcút wǎs ál bǐsýde hǐre lévě TR3. 623 Thě gódděs wíl, fǒr whích shě móstě blévě.
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- Differences among the manuscripts and editions:
- English translations (Windeatt: 1998): But O Fortune, executrix of the fates! O influences of the high heavens! True it is that, under God, you are our shepherds, though the causes are concealed from us creatures. This is my meaning here: for she was about to hurry homewards, but the gods’ will was carried out quite without her consent, because of which she must remain.
- Japanese translations (Sasamoto: 2012): おお、〈運命の女神〉よ、運命の三女神の女統治者よ、おお、これら大空高き九天の占星の影響力よ！神の下では貴方たちがわれわれの守り手であることは事実なのだ、もっともわれわれ生き物にはその理由は隠されて見えないが。今これを言うのは、クリセイデが急いで家路に就こうとしたのに、彼女の承諾なく、万事神々の意志で行われたからだ。そのために彼女は留まらねばならなくなった。
- Chinese translations (Fang: 1956): 然而，幸运之神，命数的执行者，啊，高星的潜应！天帝之下，你确是我们的主宰，我们下界众生，无从透视内藏的因素。我说克丽西德此刻正想赶紧回家，无奈天意却不由她自主；她又不得不停留下来。
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: Others (that the goddesses of Fortune are our shepherds)
- Attributive/ Predicative: predicative
Information in Previous Studies
- OED: Not quoted
- MED: Not quoted
- Commented in other previous works:
- Windeatt (2003: 148): Soth: true
- Fisher (1989): N/A
- Benson (1987): N/A
- Davis et al. (1979): true (s.v. so(o)th, adj.)
- Donaldson (1975): N/A
- Baugh (1963): N/A
Possible Definitions
true
Comments from the Editor
My comment of ‘bente’ (ppl. adj., Tr3.624) has a more detailed description about this scene.