hard adj.

2022-09-15 hard

TR2.1268 Hĭs góodly̆ mánerĕ, ánd hĭs géntĭléssĕ,
TR2.1269 Sŏ wél thăt néverĕ, síth thăt shé wăs bórn,
TR2.1270 Nĕ háddĕ shé swy̆ch róuth ŏf hís dĕstréssĕ;
TR2.1271 Ănd hów sŏ shé hăth hárd bĕn hére-by̆fórn,
TR2.1272 Tŏ Gód hŏpe Í, shĕ háth nŏw káught ă thórn,
TR2.1273 Shĕ shál năt púlle ĭt óut thĭs néxtĕ wýkĕ.
TR2.1274 Gŏd séndĕ mó swĭch thórnĕs ón tŏ píkĕ!

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Differences among the manuscripts and editions:
English translations (Windeatt: 1998): his kindly manner, and his nobility, that never since she was born did she have such pity for his distress; and although thus far she has been resistant, I hope to God that now she has a thorn she will not pull out this coming week! God send more such thorns to extract!
Japanese translations (Sasamoto: 2012): 感じのよい物腰、高貴さなど、非常に気に入り、生まれてこの方、彼の苦しみにこれほどの同情を感じたことがないほどだった。彼女はこれまでいかに心がかたくなであったとしても、次の週になっても抜けないほどのはげしく痛い棘が、今彼女に刺さったことを私は切に願う。引き抜くべきそのような棘がもっと与えられんことを！
Chinese translations (Fang: 1956): 他的神态，礼貌，和气度，她称意极了，开始对他的痛苦感觉十分怜惜；凭她过去恁般心硬，如今确已荆棘刺进了心头，短期间恐难拔出了；愿天神多给她几根荆棘去摘拔吧！

Word Information

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

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

unfeeling, callous

Comments from the Editor

See my comment of ‘dredeful’ (adj., Tr2.1258).