wery

[MariReg]

Hi everyone! I would be thankful if you could help me understand the word 'wery' in the following context:
'Quicke wittes commonlie , be apte to take , vnapte to keepe : soone hote and desirous of this and that : as colde and sone wery of the same again : more quicke to enter spedelie , than hable to pearse farre : euen like ouer sharpe tooles , whose edges be verie soone turned' . (Taken from The Scholemaster, by Roger Ascham 1570)

 

[PaulQ]

wery = weary

 

[The Newt]

Probably "weary" (tired).

 

[MariReg]

wery = weary

Thanks, then what does this sentence mean:'as colde and sone wery of the same again'

 

[se16teddy]

Maybe: Then they are as cold (unenthusiastic) as they were previously hot (keen), and soon they get tired of having the same thing yet again.

 

[The Newt]

"Soon hot, then equally cold..."

 

[PaulQ]

'Quicke wittes commonlie , be apte to take , vnapte to keepe : soone hote and desirous of this and that : as colde and sone wery of the same again : more quicke to enter spedelie , than hable to pearse farre : euen like ouer sharpe tooles , whose edges be verie soone turned'

Commonly, lively people are very keen to start to learn, but not very good at continuing to learn: their enthusiasm is quickly roused and they want to be able to do a whole variety of things. However, they cool off just as quickly and soon get bored with their ideas. They are more likely to start studying in a hurry than they are to progress very far. They resemble our sharp tools the edges/blades of which quickly become blunt.