eterne adj.

2022-08-26 eterne

TR3.372 “Bŭt náthĕlés, by̆ thát Gŏd Í thĕ swérĕ,
TR3.373 Thăt, ás hy̆m líst, măy ál thĭs wórld gŏvérnĕ --
TR3.374 Ănd, íf Ĭ lýe, Ăchíllĕs wíth hĭs spérĕ
TR3.375 My̆n hértĕ cléve, ăl wére my̆ líf ĕtérnĕ,
TR3.376 Ăs Í ăm mórtăl, íf Ĭ láte ŏr yérnĕ
TR3.377 Wŏlde ít bĕwréye, ŏr dórst, ŏr shóldĕ kónnĕ,
TR3.378 Fŏr ál thĕ góod thăt Gód măde úndĕr sónnĕ --

Line Information

Differences among the manuscripts and editions:
English translations (Windeatt: 1998): ‘But nevertheless, by that God who may govern all this world as he pleases, I swear to you—and, if I lie, may Achilles cleave my heart with his spear, even though my life were eternal, as I am mortal, if I early or late would disclose it, or would dare to, or would be able to, for all the wealth that God created under the sun—
Japanese translations (Sasamoto: 2012): にもかかわらず、御心のままに、この全世界を統べたもう神にかけて、そなたに誓うよ、おれが嘘をつくならば、アキレウスが槍でたとえおれの命が尽きないとしても、この心臓を貫かんことを。実際、おれは死すべき身だから、遅かれ早かれそれを漏らそうと思うか、あえてそうするか、そうしかねないなら、神が日のもとにお造りになられた全財産にかけて、
Chinese translations (Fang: 1956): 有任意主宰万物的上帝在天，我愿向你发誓，我若撒谎，尽可让阿基利斯用他的尖矛刺穿我的心胸，即使我的有限生命变为永生，我若发了假誓，我若任何时，凭着上帝在宇宙之间所创造的善果，竟敢，或万一，吐露了这事，

Word Information

Etymology: OF&L
Addresser: Troilus
Addressee: Pandarus
Adjectives with which juxtaposed: N/A
Counterpart in its source (Fil): 3.15
Noun(s) (NPs) modified: life (Troilus’s life)
Attributive/ Predicative: predicative

Information in Previous Studies

OED: Not quoted
MED: (Quoted) 2. Without end; everlasting (s.v. ētē̆rne, adj.)

Commented in other previous works:
Windeatt (2003: 138): eterne: eternal
Fisher (1989): N/A
Benson (1987): N/A
Davis et al. (1979): Not quoted
Donaldson (1975): N/A
Baugh (1963): N/A

Possible Definitions

everlasting

Comments from the Editor

See my comment of ‘caitif’ (adj. Tr3.382).