TR2.1296 Bǔt Pándǎrús thǒught, "Ít shǎl nóught bě só, TR2.1297 Yíf thǎt Ǐ máy; thǐs nýce ǒpýny̌óun TR2.1298 Shǎl nóught bě hólděn fúlly̌ yérěs twó." TR2.1299 Whǎt shólde Ǐ máke ǒf thís ǎ lóng sěrmóun? TR2.1300 Hě móste ǎssénte ǒn thát cǒnclúsǐóun, TR2.1301 Ǎs fór thě týme; ǎnd whán thǎt ít wǎs évě, TR2.1302 Ǎnd ál wǎs wél, hě róos ǎnd tók hǐs lévě.
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- Differences among the manuscripts and editions:
- English translations (Windeatt: 1998):
- But Pandarus thought:
- ‘It won’t be like that if I can do anything about it—this silly opinion won’t last for all of two years!’
- Why should I make a long discourse of this? For the moment he had to agree with that decision; and when it was evening, and all was well, he got up and took his leave.
- Japanese translations (Sasamoto: 2012): しかしパンダルスは思った。「私が助けてやれば、そうならないだろう。このばかげた意見は丸二年間も続かないだろう。」どうして私はこれについて長々と談ずるべきか。さしあたり、パンダルスはその決意に同意しなければならなかった。夕暮れになった時、万事都合よくいったので、彼は立ち上がりいとまごいした。
- Chinese translations (Fang: 1956): 但彭大瑞却心中在想，“这样可不成，我必尽力破坏；这个顽固念头不能由她继续到两年。”我何必多说呢？他不得不听待时机的到临；因此，看看天黑，他就起身告辞。
Word Information
- Etymology: OF
- Addresser: Pandarus
- Addressee: N/A
- Adjectives with which juxtaposed: N/A
- Counterpart in its source (Fil): N/A
- Noun(s) (NPs) modified: belief (Criseyde’s opinion)
- Attributive/ Predicative: attributive
Information in Previous Studies
- OED: Not quoted
- MED: 1. (b) of actions, words, thoughts, faces, gestures, etc.: foolish, absurd, senseless, mistaken; (s.v. nīce,adj.)
- Commented in other previous works:
- Windeatt (2003): N/A
- Fisher (1989: 439): nyce: foolish
- Benson (1987): N/A
- Davis et al. (1979): Not quoted
- Donaldson (1975): N/A
- Baugh (1963): N/A
Possible Definitions
foolish, mistaken
Comments from the Editor
See my comment of ‘long’ (adj.(1), Tr2.1299).