TR4. 533 “Ărtów ĭn Tróie, ănd hást nŏn hárdy̆mént TR4. 534 Tŏ táke ă wómmăn whích thăt lóvĕth thé TR4. 535 Ănd wólde hĭresélvĕn bén ŏf thýn ăssént? TR4. 536 Nŏw ís năt thís ă nýcĕ vánĭtée? TR4. 537 Rís ŭp ănón, ănd lát thĭs wépy̆ng bé, TR4. 538 Ănd kíth thŏw árt ă mán; fŏr ín thĭs hóurĕ TR4. 539 Ĭ wól bĕn déd, ŏr shé shăl blévĕn óurĕ.”
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- Differences among the manuscripts and editions:
- English translations (Windeatt: 1998): Are you in Troy, and don’t have the daring to take a woman who loves you and would herself be in agreement with you? Now isn’t this silly and futile? Get up at once, and stop this weeping, and show you’re a man! Either I’ll be dead inside the hour, or she’ll remain ours!’
- Japanese translations (Sasamoto: 2012): 貴方はトロイアにおられるのに、貴方を愛し、自ら貴方と和合している女性を捕まえる勇気がないのですか。今こうしているのは愚の骨頂ではありませんか。さあすぐに起きてください、そして泣くのはお止めください。男子であることを見してください。この一時間以内に私が死ぬか、彼女がわれらのもとに残るかなんですから。」
- Chinese translations (Fang: 1956): 你不是在特罗亚城里吗？而一个爱你，乐从你的女子，你却无力把守住吗？何其懦弱愚钝至于如此呢？赶快起来，停止啜泣，作一个人；我宁可在一小时内死给你看，假若我不能把她扣留下来。”
Word Information
- Etymology: OF
- Addresser: Pandarus
- Addressee: Troilus
- Adjectives with which juxtaposed: N/A
- Counterpart in its source (Fil): N/A (but see 4.65)
- Noun(s) (NPs) modified: Others (vanity)
- Attributive/ Predicative: attributive
Information in Previous Studies
- OED: Not quoted
- MED: Not quoted
- Commented in other previous works:
- Windeatt (2003: 220): nyce vanitee: folly
- Fisher (1989: 485): nyce vanyte: foolish thing
- Benson (1987): N/A
- Davis et al. (1979): Not quoted
- Donaldson (1975): N/A
- Baugh (1963): N/A
Possible Definitions
foolish, silly
Comments from the Editor
See my comment of ‘ded’ (adj., Tr4.539).