ivel adj.

2022-09-21 ivel

TR3.1163 Ănd shé ănswérdĕ, “Swéte, ăl wére ĭt só,
TR3.1164 Whăt hárm wăs thát, sy̆n Í nŏn ývĕl ménĕ?
TR3.1165 Fŏr, bý thăt Gód thăt bóught ŭs bóthĕ twó,
TR3.1166 Ĭn állĕ thýng ĭs mýn ĕnténtĕ cléenĕ.
TR3.1167 Swĭche árgŭméntes nĕ bén năught wórth ă béenĕ.
TR3.1168 Wŏl yé thĕ chíldĭssh jálŏus cóntrĕfétĕ?
TR3.1169 Nŏw wére ĭt wórthĭ thát yĕ wére y̆bétĕ.”

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Differences among the manuscripts and editions:
English translations (Windeatt: 1998): ‘My sweet,’ she replied, ‘even if it were so, what harm was there in that, since I mean nothing wrong? For, by that God who redeemed both of us, my intentions in everything are innocent. Such arguments aren’t worth a bean! Are you going to act like some childish, jealous person? Then you deserve to be spanked!’
Japanese translations (Sasamoto: 2012): 彼女は答えた。「貴方、たとえそうでありましょうとも、それはどんな害がありまして？わたしは悪意がなかったですもの。わたしたち二人を贖ってくださった神にかけて、何事においてもわたしの心は清らかでございます。そのようなやり取りは一粒の豆ほどの値打ちもありません。貴方は子供じみた嫉妬深い人の真似をなさるのですか。今度は貴方がぶたれるに値しますよ。」
Chinese translations (Fang: 1956): “甜心，就算有这些事，”她答道，“我既未存有丝毫坏意，那又有什么损害呢？头上有创造你我的天神，我所做的事无有不是心地纯洁的。这些话都不值一笑；你还要学小孩一样做些时爱时妒的玩意儿吗？你的确该挨打才是。”

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: Others (nothing)
Attributive/ Predicative: predicative

Information in Previous Studies

OED: Not quoted
MED: Not quoted

Commented in other previous works:
Windeatt (2003: 170): non yvel mene: intend nothing wrong
Fisher (1989): N/A
Benson (1987): N/A
Davis et al. (1979): Not quoted
Donaldson (1975: 852): yvel: evil
Baugh (1963): N/A

Possible Definitions

evil, wrong

Comments from the Editor

See my comment of ‘childish’ (adj., Tr3.1168).