god adj.

2022-09-06 god

TR3.638 Crĭséydĕ, whích thăt kóude ăs múchĕ góod
TR3.639 Ăs hálf ă wórld, tŏok héde ŏf hís prĕiérĕ;
TR3.640 Ănd sýn ĭt rón, ănd ál wăs ón ă flód,
TR3.641 Shĕ thóughte, “Ăs góod chĕp máy Ĭ dwéllĕn hérĕ,
TR3.642 Ănd gráunte ĭt gládly̆ wíth ă fréndĕs chérĕ,
TR3.643 Ănd háve ă thónk, ăs grúcche ănd thánne ăbídĕ;
TR3.644 Fŏr hóm tŏ gón, ĭt máy nŏught wél bĭtídĕ.”

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Differences among the manuscripts and editions:
English translations (Windeatt: 1998):
Criseyde, who had as much good sense as half the world together, took heed of his request; and since it was pouring and everything was flooded, she thought: ‘I might as well remain here, and agree to it gladly in a friendly manner, and be thanked for it, as grumble and then stay. For as to going home, that’s just not going to happen.’
Japanese translations (Sasamoto: 2012): むしろ分別があって利口なほうだったクリセイデは、叔父の頼みに心を動かされた。雨が降っていて、どこもかしこも水浸しという有様だったから、思った。「あっさりここに居残るほうがよいかもしれない、そして愛想のよい態度で喜んで頼み受け入れ、感謝されるほうが、ぶつぶつ言って、それから居続けるよりも、いいかもしれない。どうせ家に帰るのは、簡単でなさそうだから。」
Chinese translations (Fang: 1956): 克丽西德知情达理，这世上倒有半数以上的人比不上她，心想他的话也有道理，眼见得弥天风雨，满地狂泛，私忖道，“何必多作无谓的怨吟，倒不如兴然接受他的好意，也落得领取他的谢忱；反正回不了家—好罢，”

Word Information

Etymology: OE
Addresser: Criseyde
Addressee: N/A
Adjectives with which juxtaposed: N/A
Counterpart in its source (Fil): N/A
Noun(s) (NPs) modified: bargaining (chep)
Attributive/ Predicative: attributive

Information in Previous Studies

OED: Not quoted
MED: Not quoted

Commented in other previous works:
Windeatt (2003: 149): good chep: profitably
Fisher (1989: 458): good chep: profitably
Benson (1987: 522): As good chep: as good a bargain (i.e., I might as well)
Davis et al. (1979): Not quoted
Donaldson (1975: 833): good chepe: easily
Baugh (1963: 136): As good chepe: as cheaply, hence easily

Possible Definitions

~ chep: easily, profitably

Comments from the Editor

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