TR3. 645 “Ǐ wól,” quǒd shé, “my̌n únclě líef ǎnd déerě;
TR3. 646 Sy̌n thát yǒw líst, ǐt skíle ǐs tó bě só.
TR3. 647 Ǐ ám rǐght glád wǐth yów tǒ dwéllěn hérě;
TR3. 648 Ǐ séydě bút ǎ-gáme Ǐ wóldě gó.”
TR3. 649 “Ǐwýs, grǎunt mércy̌, nécě,” quód hě thó,
TR3. 650 “Wěre ít ǎ gáme ǒr nó, sǒth fór tǒ téllě,
TR3. 651 Nǒw ám Ǐ glád, sy̌n thát yǒw líst tǒ dwéllě.”

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• Differences among the manuscripts and editions:
• English translations (Windeatt: 1998):
• ‘I will stay,’ said she, ‘my dear, dear uncle. Since it’s your wish, it’s only reasonable that I should. I’m very happy to stay here with you. I was only joking when I said I’d go.’
•   ‘Thank you, niece, to be sure,’ he then said. ‘Whether you were joking or not, to tell the truth, I’m happy now, since you want to stay.’
• Japanese translations (Sasamoto: 2012): 「叔父様」と彼女は言った。「残りますわ。それが叔父様のお望みですもの、そうするのが当たり前ですわ。ここで叔父様と一緒に泊まれるなんて本当にうれしいわ。ほんの冗談で帰りたいと言ってみただけよ。」すると彼は答えた。「そうかい、姪よ、ありがとう、冗談であろうとなかろうと、本当のところ、こんなにうれしいことはない、泊まれる気になってくれたのだから。」
• Chinese translations (Fang: 1956): 她道，“亲爱的舅父，你既愿留我住，我也很乐意，也是情理中事，我说要走本是笑话。”“这才对了，甥女！”他道；“不管你是不是说笑话，你既愿意留下，我就很快乐了。”

Word Information

• Etymology: OE
• Addresser: Criseyde
• Addressee: Pandarus
• Adjectives with which juxtaposed: dere (dear)
• Counterpart in its source (Fil): N/A
• Noun(s) (NPs) modified: human beings (male: Pandarus)
• Attributive/ Predicative: predicative

Information in Previous Studies

• OED: Not quoted
• MED: Not quoted

• Commented in other previous works:
• Windeatt (2003: 149): lief: beloved
• Fisher (1989: 458): lef: beloved
• Benson (1987): N/A
• Davis et al. (1979): Not quoted
• Donaldson (1975: 834): lief: beloved
• Baugh (1963): N/A

Possible Definitions

dear, beloved

Comments from the Editor

See my comment of ‘dere’ (adj., Tr3.494).