TR3. 862 “Ănd nécĕ mýn -- nĕ táke ĭt náught ăgríĕf --
TR3. 863 Ĭf thát yĕ súffre hy̆m ál ny̆ght ín thĭs wó,
TR3. 864 Gŏd hélp mĕ só, yĕ hádde hy̆m néverĕ líĕf!
TR3. 865 Thăt dár Ĭ séyn, nŏw thér ĭs bút wĕ twó.
TR3. 866 Bŭt wél Ĭ wóot thăt yé wŏl nát dŏ só;
TR3. 867 Yĕ bén tŏ wýs tŏ dóon sŏ grét fŏlíĕ,
TR3. 868 Tŏ pútte hĭs líf ăl nýght ĭn júpĕrtíĕ.

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• Differences among the manuscripts and editions:
• English translations (Windeatt: 1998): And my niece— don’t take this badly-if you let him remain in this misery all night, God help me, you never lover him! I dare to say that, now there is just the two of us But I know very well that you won’t do so. You’re too sensible to do anything so insane as to put his life at risk all night.’
• Japanese translations (Sasamoto: 2012): 姪よ、このことで悩まないでおくれ、あのお方を夜通しこの悲嘆のうちに苦しめれば、誓って、お前は決してあのお方を愛していないということだ！今われわれ二人きりだから、あえて言わせてもらうが、おまえのそのようにしないことがよく分かるんだ。あのお方の命を夜通し危険に曝すなんて、お前のような賢い女はそんな大馬鹿をするはずがない。」
• Chinese translations (Fang: 1956): 甥女，他若让他通宵忧伤，上帝佑我，你实在没有爱过他，—我敢说这句话，反正这里没有旁人，你不要生气。但我很知道你不至如此；你很聪明，自然不会做这样糊涂事，不会忍心看他通夜心碎，弄得性命有关。”

Word Information

• Etymology: OE
• Addresser: Pandarus
• Addressee: Criseyde
• 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

wise, clever

Comments from the Editor

See my comment of ‘gret’ (adj. & adv. & n., Tr3.867).