TR2.1282 "Gǒd hélp mě só," quǒd hé, "yě séy mě sóth.
TR2.1283 Yě félěn wél yǒuresélf thǎt Í nǒught lýě.
TR2.1284 Lǒ, yónd hě rít!" Quǒd shé, "Yě, só hě dóth!"
TR2.1285 "Wěl," quód Pǎndáre, "ǎs Í hǎve tóld yǒw thríě,
TR2.1286 Lát bě yǒure nýcě sháme ǎnd yóure fǒlíě,
TR2.1287 Ǎnd spék wǐth hým ǐn ésy̌ng óf hǐs hértě;
TR2.1288 Lát ny̌céte nǎt dó yǒw bóthě smértě."

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• Differences among the manuscripts and editions:
• English translations (Windeatt: 1998):
• ‘God help me,’ said he, ‘you’re telling me the truth! You feel yourself that I’m not lying. Look, there he goes!’
• ‘Yes,’ said she, ‘so he does!’
• ‘Well,’ said Pandarus, ‘as I’ve told you three times already: give up your silly modesty and your foolishness, and speak to him to set his heart at ease. Don’t let silly scruples cause you both pain!’
• Japanese translations (Sasamoto: 2012): 「紛れもなく」と彼は言った。「お前の言う通りだ。私は嘘をつかないということをお前はよく分かっただろう。ほら、若君は馬で向こうに行くよ！」「はい、そうですね！」「ところで」と彼は言った。「すでに三度お前に言ったように、お前のばかげた慎みと愚かな行為は止めてしまいなさい。そして若君に話しかけて心を和らげてあげなさい。ばかなためらいのせいでお前たち二人は苦しんではいけないよ。」
• Chinese translations (Fang: 1956):
• “上天救我，”他道，“这才是真话了。你该知道我并未撒谎；看哪，他骑在马上好生神气！”
• “是的，”她道，“很好。”
• “我已和你再三讲过，”彭大瑞道，“不要再假装害羞，也不可固执，和他讲几句话，好安慰他的心；不可犹豫，冤枉使你俩痛苦。”

Word Information

• Etymology: OF
• Addresser: Pandarus
• Addressee: Criseyde
• Adjectives with which juxtaposed: N/A
• Counterpart in its source (Fil): N/A
• Noun(s) (NPs) modified: emotion (shame)
• Attributive/ Predicative: attributive

Information in Previous Studies

• OED: Not quoted
• MED: 2. (b) faint-hearted, weak; cowardly, timid (s.v. nīce,adj.)

• Commented in other previous works:
• Windeatt (2003: 103): nyce shame: foolish modesty
• Fisher (1989: 439): nice: foolish
• Benson (1987): N/A
• Davis et al. (1979): Not quoted
• Donaldson (1975: 794): nice: silly
• Baugh (1963): N/A

Possible Definitions

silly, foolish; cowardly

Comments from the Editor

See my comment of ‘hot’ (adj., Tr2.1276).