siker adj.

2023-07-03 Uncategorized

TR1. 925 "Yět séyděstów thǎt fór thě móorě párt
TR1. 926 Thǐse lóverěs wólděn spéke ǐn géněrál,
TR1. 927 Ǎnd thóughtěn thát ǐt wás ǎ síkěr árt,
TR1. 928 Fǒr fáyly̌ng, fór t'ǎssáiěn óvěrál.
TR1. 929 Nǒw máy Ǐ jápe ǒf thé, ǐf thát Ǐ shál;
TR1. 930 Bǔt náthělés, thǒugh thát Ǐ shóldě déyě,
TR1. 931 Thǎt thów ǎrt nón ǒf thó, Ǐ dórstě sáyě.

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Differences among the manuscripts and editions:
English translations (Windeatt: 1998): You also said that these lovers would mostly speak in general terms, and thought it was a sure method against lack of success to try everywhere. (Now I can make fun of you, if I want!) But nevertheless, even though I should die for it, I dare say you were never one of those.
Japanese translations (Sasamoto: 2012):
だけど、またおっしゃった。たいてい恋人どもは（格別の愛人のことを避け）漠然と話したがり、四方八方から攻めてみることが、失敗を避ける確実な方法だと、思っていると。
今私は若君をからかえますよ、その気になれば。でも、それでも、たとえ私が命を落とそうとも、あえて言わせてもらえば、若君はその人たちとは全然違います。
Chinese translations (Fang: 1956): 你还说，这些情场中人喋喋不休，认为惟一避免失败的方法就是到处打听试探。现在我却可以照样来笑你了！但我敢以性命担保你决不会像他们一样。

Word Information

Etymology: OE
Addresser: Pandarus
Addressee: Troilus
Adjectives with which juxtaposed: N/A
Counterpart in its source (Fil): N/A
Noun(s) (NPs) modified: Others
Attributive/ Predicative: attributive

Information in Previous Studies

OED: Not quoted
MED: Not quoted

Commented in other previous works:
Windeatt (2003: 43): siker art: sure method
Fisher (1989: 415): siker art: sure technique
Benson (1987: 486): siker art: safe course
Davis et al. (1979): Not quoted
Donaldson (1975: 743): siker: sure
Baugh (1963): N/A

Possible Definitions

sure, safe

Comments from the Editor

See my comment of ‘god’ (adj., Tr1.935).