dere adj.

2022-08-01 dere

TR3.750 Ǎnd ás hě cóm ǎyéynwǎrd prývělý,
TR3.751 Hǐs néce ǎwóok, ǎnd áxěd, “Whó gǒth thérě?”
TR3.752 “My̌ dérě nécě,” quód hě, “ít ǎm Í.
TR3.753 Ně wóndrěth nóught, ně háve ǒf ít nǒ férě.”
TR3.754 Ǎnd nér hě cóm ǎnd séyde hǐre ín hǐre érě,
TR3.755 “Nǒ wórd, fǒr lóve ǒf Gód, Ǐ yów bǐséchě!
TR3.756 Lǎt nó wǐght rísěn ánd hěrén ǒf óurě spéchě.”

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Differences among the manuscripts and editions:
English translations (Windeatt: 1998): And as he was coming back again stealthily, his niece woke up and asked: ‘Who’s there?’ ‘My dear niece,’ he said, ‘it is I! Don’t be surprised, and don’t be frightened!’ And he came up close and whispered in her ear: ‘Not a word, for the love of God, I beg you! Don’t’ let anyone get up and hear us talking!’
Japanese translations (Sasamoto: 2012): 再び忍び足で戻って来ると、姪は目を覚まし、たずねた。「どなた？」「姪よ、私だよ」と彼は言った。「驚かないでおくれ、怖がらないでおくれ。」そして近づいて、彼女の耳元でささやいた。「黙っておくれ、神の愛にかけて、頼む！誰か目を覚まして、われわれの話を聞かれるとまずい。」
Chinese translations (Fang: 1956): 轻步走过时，他的甥女醒了，问道，“谁在那里走动？”“我亲爱的甥女，”他道，“是我，不必惊疑，不必害怕；”他走拢来，在她耳边说道，“不要问话，我请求你，上天保佑；莫让任何人醒来听见了我们讲话。”

Word Information

Etymology: OE
Addresser: Pandarus
Addressee: Criseyde
Adjectives with which juxtaposed: N/A
Counterpart in its source (Fil): N/A
Noun(s) (NPs) modified: human beings (female)
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

beloved

Comments from the Editor

See my comment of ‘dere’ (adj., Tr3.494).