dere adj.

2022-08-24 dere

TR4.855 Tǒrnéde hǐre thó Crǐséyde, ǎ wó mǎkýngě
TR4.856 Sǒ grét thǎt ít ǎ déth wǎs fór tǒ sée.
TR4.857 “Ǎllás,” quǒd shé, “whǎt wórděs máy yě brýngě?
TR4.858 Whǎt wól my̌ déerě hértě séyn tǒ mé,
TR4.859 Whǐch thát Ǐ drédě néverě mó tǒ sée?
TR4.860 Wǒl hé hǎn pléynte ǒr térǐs ér Ǐ wéndě?
TR4.861 Ǐ háve y̌nóugh, ǐf hé thěráftěr séndě!”

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Differences among the manuscripts and editions:
English translations (Windeatt: 1998): Criseyde then turned round, lamenting so much that it was like death itself to see it. ‘Alas,’ said she, ‘what words can you bring? What will my dear heart say to me, whom I fear I’ll never see again? Would he like to have some lamentation or tears before I go? I have enough, if he sends for any!’
Japanese translations (Sasamoto: 2012): クリセイデは振り向いた、そして見るからに死にそうなほど大変ひどく嘆きながら言った。「ああ、どんなお言伝を持って来てくださったの？もう二度とお会いできそうにない愛しいお方はわたしに何をおっしゃるおつもりなのでしょうか。わたしが立ち去る前に嘆きたいのかしら、涙を流したいのかしら。そのためのお言伝なら、もう沢山だわ！」
Chinese translations (Fang: 1956): 于是克丽西德转过头来，哭丧着脸，令人见了不免心伤欲绝。“呀，”她道，“你能带什么消息来呢？我害怕再见不到我的心爱了，他有什么话同我讲呢？他愿我洒给他多少离别的泪吗？他若要我的眼泪，这里确实不少！

Word Information

Etymology: OE
Addresser: Criseyde
Addressee: Pandarus
Adjectives with which juxtaposed: N/A
Counterpart in its source (Fil): 4.99
Noun(s) (NPs) modified: human beings (male)
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

Although this stanza is closely in line with Fil.4.99, Chaucer changes Criseida’s “che vuol l’ anima mia?” (what doth my soul desire?) to “what words can you bring?”