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English Middle (ca.1100-1500) term
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deuize
English Middle (ca.1100-1500) to English
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Reading Spenser's The Faerie Queene for pleasure. This word recurs and I wanted to be sure of the meaning as I can't find it in any glossary. For instance:
It is the mynd, that maketh good or ill,
That maketh wretch or happie, rich or poore:
For some, that hath abundance at his will,
Hath not enough, but wants in greatest store;
And other, that hath litle, askes no more,
But in that litle is both rich and wise.
For wisedome is most riches; fooles therefore
They are, which fortunes doe by vowes deuize,
Sith each vnto himselfe his life may fortunize.
If someone could kindly also help with the meaning of the last two lines, that would be wonderful.
It is the mynd, that maketh good or ill,
That maketh wretch or happie, rich or poore:
For some, that hath abundance at his will,
Hath not enough, but wants in greatest store;
And other, that hath litle, askes no more,
But in that litle is both rich and wise.
For wisedome is most riches; fooles therefore
They are, which fortunes doe by vowes deuize,
Sith each vnto himselfe his life may fortunize.
If someone could kindly also help with the meaning of the last two lines, that would be wonderful.
Proposed translations
49 mins
devise
E gibt eine Verwechslung der Orthographie, die Buchstaben u und v, Zeiten nach alter Schreibweise oder Buchstabenform, Verwechslung von v und u, das lange S zwischen den Vokalen, beachte das Wort ...each vnto himselfe *** Vnto dass meint Unto.
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/vnto Es sagt Preposition
vnto
obsolete typography of unto
Vedere ancora, Spenser's language is, of course, laced with Old and Middle English ... Redcrosse Knight ought to ***“deuize ***of ease and**** euerlasting**** rest” because he has ...
https://shsu-ir.tdl.org/bitstream/handle/20.500.11875/2548/M...
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Note added at 56 mins (2021-11-12 03:14:06 GMT)
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I am not sure of alternate outdated confusion of U and V, in the word, DEVIZE DEUISE, one ia verb and the other is an object. DEUICE??? Consult present day dictionalry, https://www.merriam-webster.com/words-at-play/devise-device-...
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Note added at 1 day 1 hr (2021-11-13 03:34:05 GMT)
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Modern spelling of DEVISE https://quod.lib.umich.edu/g/genpub/AHQ1435.0006.001?rgn=mai... quote from Glossary.....Devise, considered, thought over,
iv. 34; (devizing, pres. pt.), (Modern spelling given here, Devise, (meaning) thought over, book 4 .....vevizing present participle.
Page 143 quote, notice changes in spelling, XXX
It is the mynd, that maketh good or ill,
That maketh wretch or happie, rich or poore:
For some, that hath abundance at his will,
Hath not enough, but wants in greatest store;
And other, that hath iitle, askes no more,
But in that litle is both rich and wise.
For wisedome is most riches; fooles therefore
They are, which fortunes doe by vowes devize,
Sith each unto himselfe his life may fortunize.
XXXI
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/vnto Es sagt Preposition
vnto
obsolete typography of unto
Vedere ancora, Spenser's language is, of course, laced with Old and Middle English ... Redcrosse Knight ought to ***“deuize ***of ease and**** euerlasting**** rest” because he has ...
https://shsu-ir.tdl.org/bitstream/handle/20.500.11875/2548/M...
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Note added at 56 mins (2021-11-12 03:14:06 GMT)
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I am not sure of alternate outdated confusion of U and V, in the word, DEVIZE DEUISE, one ia verb and the other is an object. DEUICE??? Consult present day dictionalry, https://www.merriam-webster.com/words-at-play/devise-device-...
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Note added at 1 day 1 hr (2021-11-13 03:34:05 GMT)
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Modern spelling of DEVISE https://quod.lib.umich.edu/g/genpub/AHQ1435.0006.001?rgn=mai... quote from Glossary.....Devise, considered, thought over,
iv. 34; (devizing, pres. pt.), (Modern spelling given here, Devise, (meaning) thought over, book 4 .....vevizing present participle.
Page 143 quote, notice changes in spelling, XXX
It is the mynd, that maketh good or ill,
That maketh wretch or happie, rich or poore:
For some, that hath abundance at his will,
Hath not enough, but wants in greatest store;
And other, that hath iitle, askes no more,
But in that litle is both rich and wise.
For wisedome is most riches; fooles therefore
They are, which fortunes doe by vowes devize,
Sith each unto himselfe his life may fortunize.
XXXI
Example sentence:
Leave each one to his own devices.
That my fraile wit cannot deuize to what / It to compare, nor. Today would spell it devize.
Note from asker:
| Seems logical. But then there is also this: https://i.postimg.cc/RZR3YR2q/deuize.png // Perhaps the confusion is caused by the many variants of spelling used. It's all very inconsistent. |
| I located this reference after I posted my question. "Talk" doesn't seem logical in the context of the above though. I still think you're correct in your interpretation. Let's see if we get another opinion. Thanks for your answer! |
Discussion
XXX
It is the mynd, that maketh good or ill,
That maketh wretch or happie, rich or poore:
For some, that hath abundance at his will,
Hath not enough, but wants in greatest store;
And other, that hath iitle, askes no more,
But in that litle is both rich and wise.
For wisedome is most riches; fooles therefore
They are, which fortunes doe by vowes**** devize****,
Sith each**** unto *****himselfe his life may fortunize. (page 143)
https://quod.lib.umich.edu/g/genpub/AHQ1435.0006.001?rgn=mai...
Note on page one....****EDITED FROM THE ORIGINAL*****
EDITIONS OF I590 AND 1596 note in glossary, meaning of DEVISE Quote Devise, considered, thought over,
iv. 34; (devizing, pres. pt.), unquote