wo-begon adj.

2023-07-09 Uncategorized

TR4.1646 “Fŏr ín thĭs wórld thĕr lývĕth lády̆ nón,
TR4.1647 Ĭf thát yĕ wére ŭntréwe -- ăs Gód dĕféndĕ! --
TR4.1648 Thăt só bĭtráisĕd wére ŏr wó-bĭgón
TR4.1649 Ăs Í, thăt állĕ tróuthe ĭn yów ĕnténdĕ.
TR4.1650 Ănd dóutĕlés, ĭf thát ic̆h óthĕr wéndĕ,
TR4.1651 Ĭ nér bŭt déd; ănd ér yĕ cáusĕ fýndĕ,
TR4.1652 Fŏr Góddĕs lóve, sŏ béth mĕ náught ŭnkýndĕ!”

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Differences among the manuscripts and editions:
English translations (Windeatt: 1998): For if you were unfaithful—as God forbid!—there’s no woman alive in this world who would feel so betrayed or miserable as I, who think of all loyalty as being represented by you. If I thought otherwise, I’d undoubtedly just die, and—until you find reason to be—for the love of God, don’t be unkind to me!’
Japanese translations (Sasamoto: 2012): だって貴方が不実であれば――そんなことは絶対いや！――わたしほど裏切られた思いをし、またみじめな思いをする愛人はこの世に存在しませんわよ。貴方の誠実に全幅の信頼をおいておりますわたしですもの。無論、もし誠実に信頼をおけないと思いますれば、生きておれませんわ。もっともな理由が見つからないうちは、後世ですから、わたしに不人情なことをなさらないでください！
Chinese translations (Fang: 1956): 你若负心，上帝不容！世上没有一个人，像我这样被抛弃得可怜，因我这颗心是十分忠诚于你的。我若有二心，我就等于死了。除非你发现了确实的根由，万不可抛弃我，有慈爱的上帝在天！”

Word Information

Etymology: From wo, n. & bigon, p.ppl. of bigon, v.
Addresser: Criseyde
Addressee: Troilus
Adjectives with which juxtaposed: N/A
Counterpart in its source (Fil): 4.162
Noun(s) (NPs) modified: human beings (female: Criseyde)
Attributive/ Predicative: predicative

Information in Previous Studies

OED: Not quoted
MED: Not quoted

Commented in other previous works:
Windeatt (2003: 265): wo-bigon: overwhelmed with sorrow
Fisher (1989): N/A
Benson (1987): N/A
Davis et al. (1979): Not quoted
Donaldson (1975): N/A
Baugh (1963): N/A

Possible Definitions

deeply grieved, sorrowful, miserable

Comments from the Editor

See my comment of ‘ded’ (adj., Tr4.1651).