heigh adj.

2022-09-15 heigh

TR3.1023 “Ěk ál my̌ wó ǐs thís, thǎt fólk nǒw úsěn
TR3.1024 Tǒ séyn rǐght thús, ‘Yě, jálǒusíe ǐs lóvě!’
TR3.1025 Ǎnd wólde ǎ bússhěl vény̌m ál ěxcúsěn,
TR3.1026 Fǒr thát ǒ gréyn ǒf lóve ǐs ón ǐt shóvě.
TR3.1027 Bǔt thát wǒot héighě Gód thǎt sít ǎbóvě,
TR3.1028 Ǐf ít bě líkkerě lóve, ǒr háte, ǒr grámě;
TR3.1029 Ǎnd áftěr thát, ǐt óughtě bére hǐs námě.

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Differences among the manuscripts and editions:
English translations (Windeatt: 1998): And my whole unhappiness is this: that people are now accustomed to say, just like this, “Yes, jealousy is love!” and would excuse a whole bushel of venom because one grain of love is dropped into it! But the great God who sits above knows if it is more like love, or hate, or anger, and it ought to be named according to that.
Japanese translations (Sasamoto: 2012): わたしの嘆きはまたこうなのです。今では人びとはこう言い習わしております、「そう、嫉妬は愛なり！」と。ほんの少しの愛がその上に注がれているがために、一ブッシェルもの毒液が言い訳として許されるのです。しかし上天に座します神と呼ばれるお方は存じです、それは愛か、憎悪か、怒りか、どれに似ているかを。それに従って、当然その名も定まるのです。
Chinese translations (Fang: 1956): 人们竟这样说，‘是啊，嫉妒正是爱情！’就为了落进了一颗情豆，竟将一斗毒果全都饶恕过去，这种情形最使我苦恼！天上的神明当然知道这究竟是恋爱，还是怨恨；它似应落得一个适当的名称才对。

Word Information

Etymology: OE
Addresser: Criseyde
Addressee: Troilus
Adjectives with which juxtaposed: N/A
Counterpart in its source (Fil): N/A
Noun(s) (NPs) modified: supernatural beings (God)
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): (Quoted) in high place, rank (s.v. heigh/hey/hye, adj.)
Donaldson (1975): N/A
Baugh (1963): N/A

Possible Definitions

in high place, rank; divine, exalted

Comments from the Editor

Though Criseyde curses jealousy, she also states that Troilus’s jealousy is excusable. See also my comment of ‘certain’ (adj., Tr3.1030).