TR4. 330 “Ŏ óold, ŭnhólsŏm, ánd my̆slývĕd mán -- TR4. 331 Călkás Ĭ méne -- ăllás, whăt éilĕd thé TR4. 332 Tŏ bén ă Grék, sy̆n thów ărt bórn Trŏián? TR4. 333 Ŏ Cálkăs, whích thăt wólt my̆ bánĕ bé, TR4. 334 Ĭn córsĕd týmĕ wás thŏw bórn fŏr mé! TR4. 335 Ăs wóldĕ blísfŭl Jóvĕ, fór hĭs jóiĕ, TR4. 336 Thăt Í thĕ háddĕ whér Ĭ wólde, ĭn Tróiĕ!”
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- Differences among the manuscripts and editions:
- English translations (Windeatt: 1998): O you corrupt and wicked old man — I mean Calchas! — alas, what’s wrong with you, to want to become a Greek though you were born a Trojan? O Calchas, who will be the death of me, for me you were born in an accursed time! If only blessed Jove would grant, of his joy, that I had you where I wanted in Troy!’
- Japanese translations (Sasamoto: 2012): ああ、年老いた、堕落した、よこしまな生を送る男よ―カルカスのことだ―ああ、お前はどうしたのか？ギリシャ人になりたがるとは、トロイア人として生まれたのに。ああ、カルカスよ、お前はおれの破滅男となるだろう、おれにとってお前は忌まわしい時間に生まれた男なのだ！トロイアにおいておれの望むところでお前を捕まえることを、あの尊いユーピテルは喜んでお認めくださるとよいがなあ！」
- Chinese translations (Fang: 1956): “啊，乖僻荒谬地老卡尔卡斯！你生为特罗亚人，为何一时糊涂，竟想起要做希腊人去了？啊，卡尔卡斯，你是我的丧命人，你出世之时就是我的灾厄！啊，赐福的穹父，为何当在特罗亚时，他竟没有落我手中！”
Word Information
- Etymology: From holsom, adj.
- Addresser: Troilus
- Addressee: N/A
- Adjectives with which juxtaposed: old, misliven
- Counterpart in its source (Fil): N/A (but see 4.38-40)
- Noun(s) (NPs) modified: human beings (male: Calchas)
- Attributive/ Predicative: attributive
Information in Previous Studies
- OED: 3. a. Of persons: Not sound in respect of morals, character, etc.; morally tainted or corrupted. (s.v. unwholesome, adj. and n.)
- MED: 1. (c) of persons: wicked, corrupt, of unsound moral character; (s.v. unhōlsǒm, adj.)
- Commented in other previous works:
- Windeatt (2003: 212): unholsom: corrupt
- Fisher (1989: 482): unholsom: corrupt
- Benson (1987: 542): unholsom: corrupt
- Davis et al. (1979): corrupt (s.v. unholsom, adj.)
- Donaldson (1975: 887): unhoolsom: unhealthy
- Baugh (1963: 160): unholsom: corrupt
Possible Definitions
corrupt, wicked
Comments from the Editor
See my comment of ‘blisful’ (adj., Tr4.335).