TR2.1723 Ǎl ínnǒcént ǒf Pándǎrús ěnténtě,
TR2.1724 Quǒd thó Crǐséydě, “Gó wě, únclě déerě”;
TR2.1725 Ǎnd árm ǐn árm ǐnwárd wǐth hým shě wéntě,
TR2.1726 Ǎvýsěd wél hǐre wórděs ánd hǐre chéerě;
TR2.1727 Ǎnd Pándǎrús, ǐn érněstfúl mǎnérě,
TR2.1728 Sěyde, “Állě fólk, fǒr Gódděs lóve, Ǐ préyě,
TR2.1729 Stýntěth rǐght hére, ǎnd sóftělý yǒw pléyě.

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• Differences among the manuscripts and editions:
• English translations (Windeatt: 1998): Altogether innocent of Pandarus’ intentions, Criseyde then said: ‘Let’s go, dear uncle.’  And she went to go in, arm in arm with him, having carefully considered her words and her manner. And Pandarus said very earnestly:  ‘For the love of God, I beg you all to stay right here and amuse yourselves quietly!
• Japanese translations (Sasamoto: 2012): パンダルスの意図をまったく知らずに、その時クリセイデは「参りましょう、叔父様」と言って、言葉遣いと態度についてよく考えながら、パンダルスと腕を組んで中に入った。そしてパンダルスは、真面目な態度になって、言った。「お付きの皆さん、お願いだから、どうか、ここに居てください。くつろぎが嵩じて騒がないようにね。
• Chinese translations (Fang: 1956): 克丽西德满不知道彭大瑞的用意，说道，“我们进去，好舅父；”挽着臂膀他俩走进去，心中盘算如何开口，如何举止；彭大瑞诚恳地说道，“请各位在这里多等一下，谈笑时请轻声些。

Word Information

• Etymology: From ‘ē̆rnest’ (OE)
• Addresser: Narrator 
• Addressee: N/A
• Adjectives with which juxtaposed: N/A
• Counterpart in its source (Fil): N/A
• Noun(s) (NPs) modified: behaviour (Pandarus’s way to speak)
• Attributive/ Predicative: attributive 

Information in Previous Studies

• OED: (Quoted) 2. Showing sincere and intense feeling or conviction, serious; = earnest adj. 1. (s.v. † earnestful, adj. and adv.)
• MED: (Quoted) 1. Earnest, serious, grave (s.v. ē̆rnestful, adj.)

• Commented in other previous works:
• Windeatt (2003: 121): ernestful: serious
• Fisher (1989): N/A
• Benson (1987): N/A
• Davis et al. (1979): (Quoted) serious (s.v. ernestful, adj.)
• Donaldson (1975): N/A
• Baugh (1963): N/A

Possible Definitions

earnest, serious

Comments from the Editor

See my comment of ‘dere’ (adj., Tr2.1724).