TR3. 757 "Whǎt, whích wěy bé yě cómen, běnedícǐté?" TR3. 758 Quǒd shé; "Ǎnd hów, ǔnwíst ǒf hém állě?" TR3. 759 "Hěre át thǐs sécrě tráppě-dóre," quǒd hé. TR3. 760 Quǒd thó Crǐséydě, "Lát mě sóm wǐght cállě!" TR3. 761 "Ǐ! Gód fǒrbédě thát ǐt shóldě fállě," TR3. 762 Quǒd Pándǎrús, "thǎt yé swǐch fóly̌e wróughtě! TR3. 763 Thěy mýghtě déměn thýng thěy névere ěr thóughtě.
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- Differences among the manuscripts and editions:
- English translations (Windeatt: 1998):
- ‘Why, bless us! Which way did you come in?’ said she. ‘And how, without any of them knowing?’
- ‘Here at this secret trapdoor,’ he said.
- ‘Let me call someone!’ Criseyde then said.
- ‘Ah, God forbid you should do anything so crazy!’ said Pandarus. ‘They might imagine something they never thought before …
- Japanese translations (Sasamoto: 2012): 「まあ、いったい、どちらからお越しになったの？皆に知られずに、どうやって？」「ここのこの秘密の跳上げ戸からだよ。」「誰か人を呼びますわよ。」「いや、断じて困るよ、そんなばかなことをするのは。連中は以前思いもしなかったことを想像するかもしれない。
- Chinese translations (Fang: 1956):
- “怎么， 神灵保佑，”她道，“她们都没有知道，你怎能进来的呢？”
- “走这个暗门进来的；”他道。
- “我来喊人起来吧，”克丽西德道。
- “唵！上天不容，”彭大瑞道，“这傻事千万做不得！她们会认为什么意外的事发生了！
Word Information
- Etymology: From witen, v.
- Addresser: Criseyde
- Addressee: Pandarus
- Adjectives with which juxtaposed: N/A
- Counterpart in its source (Fil): N/A
- Noun(s) (NPs) modified: Others (Pandarus’ coming)
- Attributive/ Predicative: predicative
Information in Previous Studies
- OED: Not quoted
- MED: 2b. (b) with of phrase: unwiste (unwitinge) of, unbeknown to (sb., the male), without the knowledge of; also, unperceived by (sb.); (s.v. unwiten, v.)
- Commented in other previous works:
- Windeatt (2003: 154): Unwist: undetected
- Fisher (1989: 459): unwyst of: unknown
- Benson (1987): N/A
- Davis et al. (1979): Not quoted
- Donaldson (1975: 838): unwist: unknown
- Baugh (1963): N/A
Possible Definitions
unknown, undetected
Comments from the Editor
See my comment of ‘secre’ (adj., Tr3.759).