Middle English Dictionary Entry
nīce adv.
Entry Info
| Forms | nīce adv. |
| Etymology | From adj. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Foolishly.
Associated quotations
- a1450-1509 Rich.(Brunner)3857 : Lytyl wurþ þey are and nyce prowde; Fyȝte þey cunne wiþ wurdes lowde.
Supplemental Materials (draft)
- a1475 Sidrak & B.(LdMisc 559)246/3227 : The foule crepith in as nyce [Trin-C: alle nyce] into the mouth of þe cokadryce and þe wormes eteth ychone.
Note: Additional quot.; ?modify sense. Either 'foolishly' [= niceli adv. sense (a); OED nicely adv. 1] or perhaps 'cautiously' [= OED nicely adv. 4b.]