godli adj. (2)

2022-09-07 godli

TR1.456 Ěk óf thě dáy thěr pássěd nóught ǎn hóurě
TR1.457 Thǎt tó hy̌msélf ǎ thóusǎnd týme hě séydě,
TR1.458 “Gǒod góodly̌, tó whǒm sérve Ǐ ánd lǎbóurě
TR1.459 Ǎs Í běst kán, nǒw wóldě Gód, Crǐséydě,
TR1.460 Yě wólděn ón mě réwe, ěr thát Ǐ déydě!
TR1.461 My̌ dérě hérte, ǎllás, my̌n héle ǎnd héwě
TR1.462 Ǎnd líf ǐs lóst, bǔt yé wǒl ón mě réwě!”

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Differences among the manuscripts and editions:
English translations (Windeatt: 1998): Nor did there pass an hour of the day that he did not say to himself a thousand times: ‘My good, my beauty, to whom I am a servant and for whom I labour to serve, as best I can—now would to God, Criseyde, you would have pity on me before I died! My dear heart, alas, my health, and looks, and life are lost, unless you will have pity on me!’
Japanese translations (Sasamoto: 2012): また千回も独り言を言わずして、一日のうち一時間も過ぎることはなかった。「大好きな愛しい人よ、貴女に最善を尽くして仕えます、そして奉仕に励みます。さあ、クリセイデさん、願わくはおれに慈悲を垂れたまえ、おれが死なないうちに！ああ、愛する人よ、おれを可哀想だと思ってくれなければ、おれの健康も血色のよさも、また命も失せてしまいます。」
Chinese translations (Fang: 1956): 在一日之中，不下千百次他自言自语道，“好心肝，我尽心待候你，为你辛劳，克丽西德，愿你在我未死之前对我发出慈悲！我的心爱，你若再不爱我，我这条性命，都将不保了。”

Word Information

Etymology: OE
Addresser: Troilus
Addressee: N/A
Adjectives with which juxtaposed: N/A
Counterpart in its source (Fil): 1.43
Noun(s) (NPs) modified: human beings (female: Criseyde)
Attributive/ Predicative: –

Information in Previous Studies

OED: Not quoted
MED: (Quoted) 4. As noun: an excellent person, one who is beautiful, gracious, and/or virtuous. (s.v. gọ̄dlī, adj.(2))

Commented in other previous works:
Windeatt (2003: 23): goodly: pleasing one
Fisher (1989): N/A
Benson (1987: 479): goodly: good, pleasing one
Davis et al. (1979): (Quoted) as n. voc. (s.v. goodly/-lich, adj.)
Donaldson (1975): N/A
Baugh (1963: 88): goodly: pleasing one

Possible Definitions

pleasing one

Comments from the Editor

See my comment of ‘dere’ (adj., Tr1.461).