TR4.1002 “Ănd ín thĭs mánerĕ thís nĕcéssĭté TR4.1003 Rĕtórnĕth ín hĭs párt cŏntrárie ăgáyn. TR4.1004 Fŏr nédfŭllý by̆hóveth ĭt nát tŏ bée TR4.1005 Thăt thílkĕ thýngĕs fállĕn ín cĕrtáyn TR4.1006 Thăt bén pŭrvéyed; bŭt nédly̆, ás thĕy sáyn, TR4.1007 By̆hóvĕth ít thăt thýngĕs whíche thăt fállĕ, TR4.1008 Thăt théy ĭn cértăyn bén pŭrvéyĕd állĕ.
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- Differences among the manuscripts and editions:
- English translation (Windeatt: 1998) (Windeatt: 1998): And in this way necessity is reversed and moves in the opposite direction. For it is not necessary that things that are foreseen certainly happen; but it is necessary, as they say, that things that do happen are certainly foreseen.
- Japanese translation (Sasamoto: 2012) (Sasamoto: 2012): この点においてこの必然性は逆転して反対側に移る。予見されるその物が確実に起こるということが必然でなく、彼らが言うように、生じる事柄がすべて確実に予見されるということが必然なのだ。
- Chinese translation (Fang: 1956) (Fang: 1956): 这样讲来，所谓命定就成了定命。因为所谓必然者，本非指先知的事必定产生而言；不过是指凡产生的事必已先知而言。
Word Information
- Etymology: OF
- Addresser: Troilus
- Addressee: N/A
- Adjectives with which juxtaposed: N/A
- Counterpart in its source (Fil): N/A
- Noun(s) (NPs) modified: direction (part)
- Attributive/ Predicative: predicative
Information in Previous Studies
- OED: Not quoted
- MED: Not quoted
- Commented in other previous works:
- Windeatt (2003: 239): Retorneth in his part contrarie agayn: Turns back upon itself
- Fisher (1989: 492): Retorneth in his part contrarie agayn: turns back on itself
- Benson (1987: 551): 1003-08: Turns back upon itself, since it is not necessary that things happen because they have been foreseen; but it is necessary, as they (clerks) say, that all things that happen have been foreseen.
- Davis et al. (1979): Not quoted
- Donaldson (1975): N/A
- Baugh (1963): N/A
Possible Definitions
opposite
Comments from the Editor
See my comment of ‘certain’ (adj., Tr4.1012).