GLOSSARY TO SHAKESPEARE'S WORKS. ABATE, v.t. to shorten. M. N's Dr. III. 2. To cast | Anthropophaginian, sb. a cannibal. Merry Wives, down. Cor. 111. 3. To blunt. R. III. v. 4. Abatement, sb. diminution. Lear, 1. 4. Abide, v.i. to sojourn. Wint. Tale, IV, 3. r.t. to expiate (a corruption of 'Aby'). J. C. III. 1; Ibid. 111. 2. Able, v.t. to uphold. Lear, IV. 6. Abridgement, sb. a short play. Ham. II. 2. Abrook, v.t. to brook, abide. 2 H. VI. II. 4. Absey-Book, sb. a primer. John, I. 1. IV. 5. Antick, s3. the fool in the old plays. R. II. III. 2. Apparent, sb. heir-apparent. Wint. Tale, 1. 2. 3. Absolute, adj. positive, certain. Cym. Iv. 2; Appointment, sb, preparation. M. for M. III. 1. Ham. v. 2. Complete. Temp. 1. 2. Abuse, v.t. to deceive. Lear, Iv. 7. Abuse, sb. deception. M. for M. v. 1. Aby, v.t. to expiate a fault. M. N's Dr. III, 2. Abysm, sb. abyss. Temp. 1. 2. Accite, v.t. to cite, summon. 2 H. IV. v. 2. Achieve, v. to obtain. H. V. IV. 3. Acknown, p.p. to be acknown' is to acknowl. edge. Oth. III. 3. Acquittance, sb. a receipt or discharge. Ham. IV. 2. Address, v.r. to prepare oneself. 2. H. VI. v. 2; Ham. I. 2. Addressed, part. prepared. L's L's L. II. 1. Advance, vit. to prefer, promote to honor. Tim. 1. 2. Advertisement, sb. admonition, Much Ado, &c. v. 1. Advertising, pr. p. attentive. M. for M. v. 1. Advise, v. sometimes neuter, sometimes reflective, Affeered, p.p. assessed, confirmed. Mac. IV. 3. Affy, v.t. to affiance. 2 H. VI. IV. 1. To trust. Agazed, p.p. looking in amazement. 1 H. VI. 1. 1. Aglet-baby, sb. the small figure engraved on a jewel. Tam. of S. I. 2. Agnise, v.t. to acknowledge, confess. Oth. 1. 3. A-good, adv. a good deal, plenteously. Two Gent. IV. 4. A-hold, adj. a sea-term. Temp. 1. 1. Aiery, sb. the nest of a bird of prey. R. III. 1. 3. Aim, sb. a guess. Two Gent. III. 1. Alder-liefest, adj. most loved of all. 2 H. VI. 1. 1. Ale, sb. alehouse. Two Gent. II. 5. Allow, v. to approve Tw. N. 1. 2. Allowance, sb. approval. Cor. III. 2. Amort, adj. dead, dejected. Tam. of S. IV. 3. Anchor, sb. an anchorite, hermit. Ham. III. 2. image of an angel. Merry Wives, I. 3. Anight, adv. by night. As you Like it, II. 4. Answer, sb. retaliation, Cy. v. 3. Apprehension, sb. opinion. Much Ado, III. 4. stand. J. С. III. 1. Apprehensive, adj. apt to apprehend or under Approbation, sb. probation. Cym. 1. 5. Approve, v.t. to prove. R. II. 1. 3. To justify, make good. Lear, II. 4. Approver, sb. one who proves or tries. Cym. II. 4. Arch, sb. chief. Lear, II. 1. Argal, a ridiculous word intended for the Latin ergo. Ham. v. I. Argentine, adj. silver. Per. V. 2. Argosy, sb. originally a vessel of Ragusa or Ragosa, a Ragosine; hence any ship of burden. M. of V. 1. 1. Argument, sb. subject. Much Ado, II. 3. Armigero, a mistake for Armiger, the Latin for Esquire. Merry Wives, 1. 1. Aroint, v.r. found only in the imperat. mood, get thee gone. Mac. 1. 3; Lear, III. 4. A-row, adv. in a row. Com. of E. v. 1. Articulate, v.i. to enter into articles of agree. ment. Cor. 1. 9. v.t. to exhibit in articles. 1 Н. IV. v. 1. Ask, v.t. to require. 2 H. VI. 1. 2. Assay, sb. attempt. M. for M. III. 1. Assinego, sb, an ass. T. & Cr. 11. 1. 2. Assured, p.p. betrothed. Com. of E. III. 2. Atomy, sb. an atom. As you Like it, III. 2. Used in contempt of a small person. 2 H. IV. v. 4. Atone, vot. to put people at one, to reconcile. R. II. I. 1. v.i. to agree. Cor. IV. 6. Attach, v.t. to seize, lay hold on. Temp. III. 3; Com. of E. IV. 1. Attasked, p.p. taken to task, reprehended. Lear, I. 4. Attend, v.t. to listen to. Temp. 1. 2; M. of V 7. 1. Attent, adj. attentive. Ham. 1. 2. Attorney, sb. an agent. R. III. IV. 4. Attorney, v.t. to employ as an agent. M. for M. v. 1. To perform by an agent. Wint. Tale, 1. 1. Audacicus, adj. spirited, daring, but without any note of blame attached to it. L's L's L. v. 1. Augur, sb. augury. Mac. III. 4. Avaunt, int. be gone, a word of abhorrence. Com. of E. IV. 3. Ave, ini. the Latin for hail; hence acclamation. Ave-Mary, sb. the angelic salutation addressed to Baccare, int. keep back. Tam. of S. II. 1. Backward, sb. the hinder part; hence, when applied to time, the past. Temp. 1. 2. Balked, p.p. heaped, as on a ridge. 1 H. IV. 1. 1. Ban, v.t. to curse. Lucr. 1460. Bank, v.t. to sail by the banks. John, v. 2. Barm, sb. yeast. M. N's Dr. 11. 1. Barn, sb. a child. 1 H. IV. 11. 3. Barnacle, sb. a shell-fish, supposed to produce the sea-bird of the same name. Temp. IV. 1. Base, sb. a game, sometimes called Prisoners' base. Cym. v. 3. Bases, sb. an embroidered mantle worn by knights on horseback, and reaching from the middle to below the knees. Per. II. 1. Basilisk, sb. a kind of ordnance. 1 H. IV. IV. 3. Bate, v.i. to flutter, as a hawk. 1 H. IV. IV. 1. Batlet, sb. a small bat, used for beating clothes. As you Like it, II. 4. Battle, sb. army. 1 H. IV. IV. 1. Bavin, sb. used as an adj. a piece of waste wood, applied contemptuously to anything worthless. 1 H. IV. III. 2. Bawcock, sb. a fine fellow. Tw. N. III. 4. Bay, sb. the space between the main timbers of the roof. M. for M. II. 1. Beadsman, sb. one who bids bedes, that is, prays prayers for another. Two Gent. 1. 1. Bearing-cloth, sb. a rich cloth in which children were wrapt at their christening. Wint. Tale, 111. 3. Beat, v.i. to flutter as a falcon, to meditate, consider earnestly. Temp. 1. 2. Beaver, sb. the lower part of a helmet. 1 H. IV. IV. 1. Beetle, sb. a mallet, 2 H. IV. 1. 2. Being, sb. dwelling. Cym. 1. 6. Being, conj. since, inasmuch as. A. & C. III. 6. Be-moiled, p.p. daubed with dirt. Tam. of S. Bending, pr. p. stooping under a weight. H. V. v. Chorus. Benvenuto, sb. (Italian), welcome. L's L's L. IV. 2. Bergomask, adj. a rustic dance. M. N's Dr. v. 1. Beteem, v.t. to pour out. M. N's Dr. 1. 1. Bezonian, sb. a beggarly fellow. 2 H. IV. v. 3. Bilboes, sb, fetters or stocks. Ham. v. 2. Bird-bolt, sb. a bolt to be shot from a crossbow at birds. Much Ado, I. 1. Birding, part. hawking at partridges. Merry Wives, III. 3. Bisson, adj. blind. Cor. 11. 1. Blank, sb. the white mark in the middle of a target; hence, metaphorically, that which is aimed at. Wint. Tale, 11. 3. Blench, v.i. to start aside, flinch. M, for M. IV. 5. IV. 1. Blow, v.t. to inflate. Tw. N. 11. 5. Bob, sb. a blow, metaph. a sarcasm. As you Like it, II. 7. Bob, v.t. to strike, metaph. to ridicule, or to ob- Boitier vert (French), green box. Merry Wives, Bold, v.t. to embolden. Lear, v. 1. Bollen, adj. swollen. Lucr. 1417. Bolter, sb. a sieve. 1 Η. IV. 11. 3. Bolted, p.p. sifted, refined. H. V. 11. 2. Bombard, sb. a barrel, a drunkard. Temp. 11. 2. Bond, sb. that to which one is bound. Lear, 1. 1. Boot, v.t. to help, to avail. Two Gent. 1. 1. Boots, sb. bots, a kind of worm. Two Gent. I. 1. 3. Bosom, sb. wish, heart's desire. M. for M. IV. 3. Bots, sb. worms which infest horses. 1 Н. IV. п. 1. Bourn, sb. a boundary. Wint. Tale, 1. 2. A brook. Lear, III. 6. Brace, sb. armor for the arm, state of defence. Oth, 1. 3; Per. II. 1. Brach, sb. a hound bitch. Induc. to Tam, of S. Braid, adj. deceitful. All's Well, IV 2. Brave, adj. handsome, well-dressed. Temp. 1. 2. Brave, sb. boast. John, v. 2. Bravery, sb. finery. Tam. of S. IV. 3. Boastfulness. Ham. v. 2. Brawl, sb. a kind of dance. L's L's L. II. L Breed-bate, sb. a breeder of debate, a fomenter of quarrels. Merry Wives, 1. 4. Breast, sb. voice. Tw. N. 11. 3. Breeching, adj. liable to be whipt. Tam. of S. III. 1. Broken, p.p. having lost some teeth by age. All's Well, п. 3. Broken music, the music of stringed instruments. T. & Cr. III. 1. Broker, sb. an agent. Two Gent. 1. 2. Brush, sb. rude assault. 2 H. VI. v. 3; Tim. IV. 3. III. 3. Caddis, sb. worsted galloon, so called because it Caitiff, sb. a captive, a slave; hence, a witch. Calculate, v.t. prophesy. J. C. 1. 3. Calling, sb. appellation. As you Like it, I. 2. Can, v.t. to know, be skilful in. Ham. IV. 7. Canakin, sb. a little can. Oth. II. 3. Canker, sb. a caterpillar. Two Gent. I. 1. The dog-rose. Much Ado, 1. 3. Canstick, sb. a candlestick. Hen. IV. III. 1. Canton, sb. a canto. Tw. N. 1. 5. Canvas, v.t. to sift; hence, metaphorically, to prove. 2 H. IV. 11. 4. Capable, adj. subject to. John, III. 1. Intelligent. T. & Cr. III. 3. Capable of inheriting. Lear, II. 1. Ample, capacious. Oth. III. 3. Capitulate, v.i. make head. 1 H. IV. III. 2. Capocchia, sb. a simpleton. T. & Cr. IV. 2. Capricio, sb. (Italian), caprice. All's Well, 11. 3. Capricious, adj. lascivious. As you Like it, 11. 3. Captious, adj. capacious. All's Well, 1. 3. Carack, sb. a large ship of burden Com. of E. III. 2. Carbonado, sb. meat scotched for broiling. 1 H. IV. v. 3. Carbonado, v.t. to scotch for broiling. Lear, II. 2. Card, sb. the paper on which the points of the compass are marked under the mariner's needle. Ham. v.1. Careire, ed. the curvetting of a horse. Merry Carl, sb. a churl. Cym. v. 2. Carlot, sb, a churl. As you Like it, III. 5. Castilian, sb. a native of Castile; used as a cant term. Merry Wives, 11.3. Castiliano vulgo, a cant term, meaning, apparently, to use discreet language. Tw. N. 1. 3. Cataian, adj. a native of Cathay, a cant word. Tw. N. 11. 3. Catling, sb. cat-gut. T. & Cr. III. 3. Cavalero, sb. a cavalier, gentleman. 2 H. IV. v. 3. Caviare, sb. the roe of sturgeon pickled; met aph. a delicacy not appreciated by the vulgar. Ham. II. 2. Cautel, sb. deceit. Ham. I. 3. Cease, p.p. put off, made to cease. Tim. II. 1. Censure, v.t. to judge, criticise. Two Gent. 1. 2. men, prayers, or anything else. Cor. 1.7; Cym. IV. 2. Ceremony, sb. a ceremonial vestment, religious rite, or anything ceremonial. J. C. 1. 1; Мас. III. 4. Certes, adv, certainly. Oth. 1. 1. Cess, sb. rate, reckoning. 1 H. IV. 11. 1. Chamber, sb. a species of great gun. 2 H. IV. 11. 4. Chamberer, sb. an effeminate man. Oth. 111. 3. Charact, sb. affected quality. M. for M. v. 1. Charactery, sb. handwriting. Merry Wives, V. 5. Chaudron, sb. entraiis. Mac. Iv. 1. Cheater, sb. for escheator, an officer who collected the fines to be paid into the Exchequer. Merry Wives, 1. 3. A decoy. 2 H. IV. 11. 3. Check, v.i. a technical term in falconry; when a falcon flies at a bird which is not her proper game she is said to check at it. Tw. N. 11. 5. Checks, sb. perhaps intended for ethics. Tam. of S. I. 1. Cheer, sb. fortune, countenance. Temp. 1. 1. Cherry-pit, sb. a game played with cherry-stones. Tw. N. III. 4. Cheveril, sb. kid leather. R. & J. II. 4. Chewit, sb. cough. 1 H. IV. v. 1. Childing, adj. pregnant. M. N's Dr. 11. 2. Chopin, sb. a high shoe or clog. Ham. II. 2. Christom, adj. clothed with a chrisom, the white garment which used to be put on newly-baptized children. H. V. II. 3. Christendom, sb. the state of being a Christian. Chuff, sb. a coarse blunt clown. 1 H. IV. 11. 2. Cinque pace, sb. a kind of dance. Much Ado, 11. 1. Cipher, v.t. to decipher. Lucr. 811. Circumstance, sb. an argument. Two Gent. 1. 1; John, II. 1. Cital, sb. recital. 1 H. IV. v. 2. Clack-dish, sb. a beggar's dish. M. for M. III. 2. eye of the target. 2 H. IV. 111. 2. Claw, v.t. to flatter. Much Ado, 1. 3. Clepe, v.t. to call. Ham. I. 4. Cliff, sb. clef, the key in music. T. & Cr. v. 2. Clinquant, adj. glittering. H. VIII. 1. 1. Clip, v.t. to embrace, enclose. 2 H. VI. IV. 1; Cor. 1. 6; Oth. 111. 3. Clout, sb. the mark in the middle of a target. Coast, v.i. to advance. V. & A. 870. Cock-and-pie, an oath. Merry Wives, I. 1. Cock-shut-time, sb. the twilight, when cocks and Collection, sb. drawing a conclusion. Ham. IV. 5. Collied, p.p. blackened. Oth. 11. 3; M. N's Dr. 1. 1. Color, sb. pretence. L's L's L. IV. 2. Colorable, adj. specious. Ibid. Commodity, sb. interest, profit. M. of V. III. 3. Commonty, sb. used ludicrously for comedy. Induction to Tam. of S. Compact, p.p. compacted, composed. M. N's Dr. v. 1. Comparative, adj. drawing comparisons. 1 H. Comparative, sb. rival. 1 H. IV. III. 2. Competitor, sb. one who seeks the same thing, Con, v.t. to learn by heart. M. N's Dr. 1. 2. To acknowledge. All's Well, rv. 3. Conceit, sb. conception, opinion, fancy. Two Concupy, sb. concubine. T. & Cr. v. 2. Condolement, sb. grief. Ham. 1. 2. Confect, v. to make up into sweetmeats. Much Confound, v.t. to consume, destroy. 1 H. IV. 1.3; Cor. 1. 6; Cym. 1. 5. Conject, sb, conjecture. Oth. 111. 3. Consign, v. to sign a common bond, to confede rate. 2 H. IV. IV. 1. Consort, sb. company. Two Gent. rv. 1. Consort. n. to accompany. L's L's L. II. 1. Constancy, sb. consistency. M. N's Dr. v. 1. Continent, sb. that which contains anything. Lear, 111.2; M. N's Dr. II. 2. That which is contained. 2 Hen. IV. 11. 4. Continuate, adj. uninterrupted. Tim. 1. 1. Contraction, sb. the marriage contract. Ham. 111. 4. Contrary, v.t. to oppose. R. & J. 1. 5. Contrive, v.i. to conspire. J. C. II. 3. ed. to wear away. Tam. of S. 1. 2. Control, v.t. to confute. Temp. 1. 2. Convent, v.t. To convene, summon. H. VIII. v. 1. vi. to be convenient. Tw.N. v. 1. Convert, v.i. to change. Tim. Iv. 1. Convertite, sb. a convert. As you Like it, v. 4. Conveyance, sb. theft, fraud. 1 H. VI. 1. 3. Convince, v.t. to conquer, subdue. Cym. I. 5. Cooling card, sb. used metaphorically for an insurmountable obstacle. 1 H. VI. v. 3. Copatain hat, a high-crowned hat. Tam. of S. v. 1. Cope, v.t. to reward, to give in return. M. of V. Copped, p.p. rising to a cop or head. Per. 1. 1. Coragio (Italian), int. courage! Temp. v. 1. Coranto, sb. a lively dance. H. V. III. 5. Corky, adj. dry like cork. Lear, III. 7. 111. 5. Corrival, sb. rival. 1 H. IV. 1. 3. Costard, sb. the head. R. III. 1. 4. Coster-monger, adj. peddling, mercenary. 2 Н. IV. 1. 2. Cot-quean, sb. an effeminate man, molly-coddle. Cote, sb. a cottage. As you Like it, 111. 2. Cote, v t. to come alongside, overtake Ham. II. Count confect, sb. a nobleman composed of affectation. Much Ado, Iv. 1. Countenance, sb. fair shew. M. for M. v. 1. Lear, v. 1. of base coin. 1H. IV. II. 4. Constant, adj. settled, determined. Temp. II. 2; Counterfeit, so. portrait. M. of V. III. 2. A piece |