fals adj.

2022-08-30 fals

TR2.414 “Ǎllás! Ǐ wólde hǎn trústěd, dóutělés,
TR2.415 Thǎt íf thǎt Í, thǒrǔgh mý dy̌sávěntúrě,
TR2.416 Hǎdde lóvěd óuthěr hým ǒr Áchǐllés,
TR2.417 Ěctór, ǒr ány̌ mánněs créǎtúrě,
TR2.418 Yě nólde hǎn hád nǒ mércy̌ né měsúrě
TR2.419 Ǒn mé, bǔt álwěy hád mě ín rěprévě.
TR2.420 Thǐs fálsě wórld -- ǎllás! -- whǒ máy ǐt lévě?

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Differences among the manuscripts and editions:
English translations (Windeatt: 1998): Alas, I would certainly have trusted that if I—through my bad luck—had fallen in love with either Troilus or Achilles, Hector or any other man alive, you wouldn’t have had any mercy on me, or restraint, but would have always been reproaching me. This false world, alas, who can trust it?
Japanese translations (Sasamoto: 2012): ああ！疑いなく、わたしはこう信じておりましたのに、もしも、わたしが、運悪く、若様か、アキレウスか、ヘクトール様か、あるいは他のどなたかを、愛したとしますれば、叔父様は、わたしを慈しむとか、手加減を加えるとかなさらずに、ずっとわたしをとがめただろうにって。ああ！偽りの世よ、誰がこの世を信じることができましょう。
Chinese translations (Fang: 1956): “啊！假使我不幸而爱上了另一个他，或阿基利斯，或赫克多，或任何其他的男子，我相信你一定会对我满不容情，你就会来谴责我，且永不放松；谁还能信任这样一个变幻莫测的世界哪？什么？

Word Information

Etymology: L&OF
Addresser: Criseyde
Addressee: Pandarus
Adjectives with which juxtaposed: N/A
Counterpart in its source (Fil): N/A
Noun(s) (NPs) modified: the world
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

deceptive

Comments from the Editor

See my comment of ‘astoned’ (ppl. adj., Tr2.427).