What are some 13th century texts that use the word “nice”?

The English language has seen some pretty impressive changes in its long history. The strangest change might be the meaning of nice, ... The word nice, derived from Latin nescius meaning 'ignorant', began life in the fourteenth century as a term for 'foolish' or 'silly'. read more

An oft-cited example is the word “nice,” which today we use to mean “pleasant, agreeable, friendly.” But the root of “nice” is the Latin “nescius,” meaning literally “ignorant” (from “ne,” not, plus a form of the verb “scire,” meaning “to know,” also the root of our modern word “science”). read more