TR4.1191 Thăn séyde hĕ thús, fŭlfíld ŏf héigh dĕsdáyn:
TR4.1192 “Ŏ crúĕl Jóve, ănd thów, Fŏrtúne ădvérsĕ,
TR4.1193 Thĭs ál ănd sóm: thăt fálsly̆ háve yĕ sláyn
TR4.1194 Crĭséyde, ănd sýn yĕ maý dŏ mé nŏ wérsĕ,
TR4.1195 Fý ŏn yŏure mýght ănd wérkĕs só dy̆vérse!

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• Differences among the manuscripts and editions:
• English translation (Windeatt: 1998) (Windeatt: 1998): ‘O cruel Jove, and you, adverse Fortune,’ he then said, full of high disdain, ‘this is the whole of it: that you have treacherously killed Criseyde, and since you can do no worse to me, I scorn your power and hostile actions!
• Japanese translation (Sasamoto: 2012) (Sasamoto: 2012): それから彼ははげしい侮蔑の念を一杯にして、こう言った。「おお、残忍なユーピテルよ、そして汝、逆らう〈運命の女神〉よ、つまるところこうなのです。貴方たちはクリセイデを裏切って殺してしまわれたが、おれにはこれ以上ひどい事が出来ないから、貴方たちの力や敵意ある行動も大したことはないですね！
• Chinese translation (Fang: 1956) (Fang: 1956): 他怨愤填胸，这样说道，“啊，残酷的穹父和无情的命运，你们既不顾一切，冤枉害死了克丽西德，已将我限于绝境，为害也止于此了，你们那威力，那颠倒的技能，都已不在我眼中！”

Word Information

• Etymology: OF
• Addresser: Troilus
• Addressee: N/A
• Adjectives with which juxtaposed: N/A
• Counterpart in its source (Fil): 4.121
• Noun(s) (NPs) modified: supernatural beings (Jove)
• Attributive/ Predicative: attributive

Information in Previous Studies

• OED: Not quoted
• MED: Not quoted

• 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

unrelenting, cruel, pitiless

Comments from the Editor

See my comment of ‘adverse’ (adj., Tr4.1192).