Haggled, p. p. hacked, mangled. H. 5, | Halting, adj. limping; hence, loitering, IV, vi, 11. Hag-seed, sb. offspring of a hag. Tp. I, ii, 365. Hai, Ital. for home thrust in fencing. R. & J. II, iv, 26. = Hair, sb. texture, nature. 1 H. 4, IV, i, 61. Against the hair against the grain. M. W. II, iii, 36; T. & C. I, ii, 27; R. & J. II, iv, 92. Halcyon. The body of the halcyon or kingfisher, suspended by its beak, was believed to show which way the wind blew. Lear, II, ii, 73. Hale, v. t. to draw, drag, haul. M. A. II, iii, 55; Tw. N. III, ii, 57; Per. IV, i, 56. Half-caps, sb. half bows, caps half taken off, slight salutations. Tim. II, ii, 212. Half-cheek, sb. a profile. L. L. L. V, ii, 609. Half-cheeked, adj. a half-cheeked bit was perhaps a bit of which only one part remained. T. of S. III, ii, 53. Half-face, sb. a thin face. John, I, i, 92. Half-faced, adj. showing the king's face in profile. John, I, i, 94. Thin faced, wizened. 2 H. 4, III, ii, 257. Halfhearted, insincere. 1 H. 4, I, iii, 208. Half-kirtles, sb. a kirtle was a kind of jacket with a petticoat attached. Either of these was a half-kirtle. 2 H. 4, V, iv, 22. Halfpence, sb. small pieces. M. A. II, iii, 129. So Chaucer uses "ferthing, Half-sword, at. Within half a sword's length, at close quarters. 1 H. 4, II, iv, 157. Two G. Halftales, sb. tales of which only one-half is told. A. & C. II, ii, 139. Halidom, sb. holiness, sanctity. IV, ii, 131. Cf. Holidame. Hall. A hall! was a cry to clear a space for dancing. R. & J. I, v, 24. Hallowmas, sb. All Saints' Day, November 1. Two G. II, i, 23; M. for M. II, i, 119; R. 2, V, i, 80. Halt, adj. lame. Pass. P. xix, 10. to limp. Tw. N. V, i, 184; A. IV, vii, 16; Ham. II, ii, 323. v. i. & C. | dilatory. John, V, ii, 174. sb. hesitation. Cym. III, v, 93. Hand, at. By hand. John, V, ii, 75. "Hot at hand" of horses is equivalent to "hot in hand," that is, when they are held in. J. C. IV, ii, 23. Others understand it, when they are led by the hand, not mounted. Hand, at any. ii, 143, 223. Hand, in any. vi, 37. = In any case. T. of S. I, At any rate. A. W. III, = led by. Cor. V, To hold hand John II, i, 494. 1 H. 6, III, ii, applaud. Hand. In the hand of iii, 23; R. 3, IV, i, 2. with to be equal to. Hand, out of. At once. 102; T. A. V, ii, 77. Hands. Give me your hands M. N's D. V. i, 426. See Tp. V, epil. 10. Hands. A tall man of his hands = a stout, active fellow. M. W. I, iv, 23; W. T. V, ii, 161; cf. 2 H. 4, II, ii, 64. Hands, of all. At any rate, in any case. L. L. L. IV, iii, 215. Handfast, sb. custody. W. T. IV, iv, 757. Contract, troth, plight. Cym. I, v, 78. Handsaw, sb. a corruption of heronshaw, a heron. Ham. II, ii, 375. Handy-dandy, sb. a game in which an object is rapidly passed from one hand to the other. Lear, IV, vi, 153. Hanger, sb. the strap by which the sword was suspended from the girdle. Ham. V, ii, 148, 157. Hangman, adj. rascally, mischievous. The hangman boys the young_rascals, gallowsbirds, crackhemps. Two G. IV, iv, 52. sb. rascal. M. A. III, ii, 10. Hap, sb. fortune, luck, chance. C. of E. I, i, 39; R. 2, I, i, 23; Ham. IV, iii, 68. Haply, adv. perhaps. Tw. N. I, ii, 54; H. 5, IV, vii, 168. Happiest, adj. most favourable. H. 8, prol. 24. Happily, adv. haply, perhaps. M. for M. IV, ii, 91; T. of S. IV, iv, 54; Per. I, iv, 92; 2 H. 6, III, i, 306; T. A. IV, Hawking, adj. hawklike. A. W. I, i, 88. | Heart-heaviness, sb. heart-sorrow. As, Hay, sb. a round dance. L. L. L. V, i, 134. For "to butter one's hay," see note on Lear, II, iv, 124. He, used as substantive for "person." 3 H. 6, I, i, 46, II, ii, 97. Head, sb. an armed force. John, V, ii, 113; 2 H. 6, IV, v, 9; 2 H. 4, I, i, 168; H. 8, II, i, 108; J. C. IV, i, 42; 1 H. 4, I, iii, 284, III, i, 64, ii, 167, IV, iv, 28; Ham. IV, v, 98; Cor. II, ii, 86, III, i, 1. Rein, liberty. 3 H. 6, I, i, 233. Take the head take undue liberties. R. 2, III, iii, 14; cf. John, II, i, 579. v. t. to behead. M. for M. II, i, 226. = Head-lugged, adj. dragged by the head. Headsman, sb. executioner. A. W. IV, Head-stall, sb. the part of a bridle which goes over the head. T. of S. III, ii, 53. Heady, adj. headstrong, impetuous. Heady-rash, adj. impetuously violent. Heap, sb. bulk, body. Per. I, i, 33. Heaps, on. In heaps, en masse. H. 5, 27. Oth. 3 H. V, ii, 43. Heartless, adj. spiritless, disheartened. Heat, p. p. heated. John, IV, i, 61. v. t. Heaves, sb. deep sighs. Ham. IV, i, 1. Heaviness, sb. sorrow, sadness. Tp. V, i, 200; M. of V. II, viii, 52; 2 H. 4, IV, ii, 82; A. & C. IV, xv, 33; Lucr. 1283. Heavings, sb. deep sighings. W. T. II, iii, 35. Heavy, adj. sad, sorrowful. M. of V. V, i, 130; V. & A. 839; Per. V, prol. 22; 2 H. 6, III, ii, 306; 2 H. 4, V, ii, 14; T. A. III, i, 277; Lear, IV, vi, 147; Cor. V, ii, 374. Dark, cloudy. Oth. V, i, 42. Hebenon, sb. possibly the yew (Germ. eiben). Ham. I, v, 62. Ebony and henbane have also been suggested. Hectic, sb. fever. Ham. IV, iii, 66. Hedge, v. i. to creep along by the hedge, skulk, move stealthily. T. & C. III, iii, 158; M. W. II, ii, 22; H. 8, III, ii, 39. v. t. to bar, obstruct, keep out. T. & C. III, i, 57. Hedge-pig, sb. a young hedgehog. Mac. IV, i, 2. Heed, sb. deep attention. H. 8, III, ii, 80. Heel, v. t. to tread as in dancing. T. & Hefts, sb. heavings, retchings (of nausea). Hell, a cant term for prison. C. of E. IV, Hell-hated, adj. hated as hell. Lear, V, 1822. Help, sb. cure. Mac. I, ii, 43. Lucr. 756. Unavailing. R. 3, I, ii, 13; Lucr. 1027; V. & A. 604. Hem, sb. edge, margin. Tim. V, iv, 66. have for the Cry hem and have him asking. As, I, iii, 19. Hemp-seed, sb. gallows-bird. 2 H. 4, II, i, 56. Hen, sb. a coward. A. W. II, iii, 210. Hence, adv. henceforward. 2 H. 4, V, v, 53; Oth. III, iii, 383. Henchman, sb. a page. M. N's D. II, i, 121. Hent, sb. grip; hence, a purpose for which to be seized. Ham. III, iii, 88. v. t. to take, clear, reach, pass. W. T. IV, iii, 119; M. for M. IV, vi, 14. Herblet, sb. a small herb. Cym. IV, ii, 288. Herb of grace, sb. rue. Ham. IV, v, 182; A. W. IV, v, 15; R. 2, III, iv, 105. Herd, sb. rabble. Cor. I, iv, 31, III, i, 33, ii, 32. Hereby, adv. "That's hereby" is said to mean, in provincial usage, that's as it may happen. L. L. L. I, ii, 129. Hermit, sb. a beadsman, one bound to pray for another. Mac. I, vi, 20. Hest, sb. a command, behest. Tp. I, ii, 274, III, i, 37; 1 H. 4, II, iii, 59. Hey-day, int. a frolicsome cry. Tp. II, ii, 175. Used as a substantive for frolic. Ham. III, iv, 69. Hide fox and all after, a game like hideand-seek. Ham. IV, ii, 29. Hie, v. i. to hasten. V. & A. 1189; Oth. VI, i, 34; Ham. I, i, 154. v. r. Mac. I, v, 22. Hiems, sb. winter. M. N's D. II, i, 109. High, adv. loudly. A. & C. IV, xv, 43. High and low, two kinds of false dice. M. W. I, iii, 83. High-battled, adj. at the head of proud battalions. A. & C. III, xiii, 29. High-blown, adj. inflated. H. 8, III, ii, 361. High-day, adj. holiday. M. of V. II, ix, 98. High-engendered, adj. nurtured in the heavens. Lear, III, ii, 23. High-judging, adj. pronouncing judgments on high. Lear, II, iv, 227. Highmost, adj. highest. R. & J. II, v, 9; Sonn. vii, 9. High-repented, adj. deeply repented. High-resolved, adj. resolute, firmly re- High-stomached, adj. haughty. R. 2, I, i, 18. High-viced, adj. conspicuously wicked. Tim. IV, iii, 109. Hight, is called. L. L. L. I, i, 168, 243; M. N's D. V, i, 138; Per. IV, prol. 18. Hild, p. p. held. Lucr. 1257. Hilding, sb. a menial, drudge. Cym. II, iii, 123; R. & J. II, iv, 42, III, v, 168. adj. base, mean. 2 H. 4, I, i, 57; H. 5, IV, ii, 29. Hilts, sb. hilt; used of a single weapon. Hind, sb. a farm servant, menial. Hint, sb. occasion, the cause or motive of anything, whether action or speech, theme. Tp. I, ii, 134, II, i, 3; Cor. III, iii, 23. Hip. To catch or have on the hip is a term of wrestling, and signifies to have the advantage of. M. of V. I, iii, 41, IV, i, 239; Oth. II, i, 314. Hipped, p. p. perhaps, galled in the hips. T. of S. III, ii, 46. History, v. t. to record. 2 H. 4, IV, i, 203. Hit, v. i. to agree. Lear, I, i, 302. Hitherto, adv. up to this point. 1 H. 4, III, i, 74. Hive, v. i. to dwell as in a hive. M. of V. II, v, 47. Hoar, adj. white with mould, mouldy. R. & J. II, iv, 129; Tim. IV, iii, 35. Hoar, v. i. to make hoary or white as with leprosy. Tim. IV, iii, 154. V. V. to become mouldy. R. & J. II, iv, 135. Hobby-horse, sb. a principal figure in the old morris-dance. L. L. L. III, i, 26; Ham. III, ii, 129. Hence used contemptuously of persons of light con Hoise, v. t. to hoist, heave up. Tp. I, ii, 148; 2 H. 6, I, i, 164; R. 3, IV, iv, 528. Hoist, p. p. hoisted. Ham. III, iv, 207. Hold, v. t. to endure. Cor. III, ii, 80; Tim. I, ii, 148; Ham. V, i, 162. v. i. to keep promise. M. N's D. I, ii, 98; R. 2, V, i, 52. To withhold. Mac. III, vi, 25. To refrain. H. 8, V, epil. 14. Hold in -to keep one's counsel. 1 H. 4, II, i, 74. Hold, sb. fortress. John, V, vii, 19; Hold in, to keep counsel. 1 H. 4, II, i, 74. Holding, sb. the burden of a song. A. & C. II, vii, 109. Fitness. A. W. IV, ii, 27. Holding-anchor, sb. sheet anchor. SH.6, V, iv, 4. Hold up, to keep up a jest. M. A. II, iii, 112; M. N's D. III, ii, 239. Holidame halidom. T. of S. V, ii, 99; R. & J. I, iii, 44; H. 8, V, i, 116. Holla! int. Stop! enough. As, III, ii, 229; V. & A. 284. Hollow, adj. insincere. J. C. IV, ii, 23. Holp, the past tense and past participle of "help." John, I, i, 240; R. 3, I ii, 107; Tp. I, ii, 63; Cor. III, i, 277, V, iii, 61, vi, 36. Mac. I, vi, 23. Holy, adj. quibblingly used for "full of holes. C. of E. II, i, 80. Holy-ales, sb. rural festivals on saints' days. Per. prol. 6. Holy-thistle, sb. also called Blessed Thistle, carduus benedictus. M. A. III, iv, 72. Homager, sb. one who does homage, a vassal. A. & C. I, i, 31. Home, adv. to the utmost, thoroughly, with good effect. Cor. II, ii, 101, III, iii, 1, IV, ii, 48; Mac. I, iii, 120; Cym. III, v, 93; T. A. IV, iii, 3; A. & C. I, ii, 102. Honest, adj. chaste. M. W. I, iv, 148, Honey-stalks, sb. the common purple Honour, sb. prowess. Cym. I, i, 29. Honour-owing, adj. honourable. H. 5, IV, vi, 9. Hood, v. t. to cover with a hood, like a falcon till it was let fly at the game. H. 5, III, vii, 108; R. & J. III, ii, 14. Hoodman. The one who was blinded at the game of blindman's buff. A. W. IV, iii, 113. Hoodman-blind. Blindman's buff. Ham. III, iv, 77. Hoodwink, v. t. to blindfold; hence to cover, conceal. Tp. IV, i, 205. Hoop, v. i. to whoop, shout. As, III, ii, 180; H. 5, II, ii, 108; Cor. IV, v, 78. Hope, v. i. to expect. H. 5, III, vii, 71; A. & C. II, i, 38. Horning, sb. the making of cuckolds. T. A. II, iii, 67. Horn-mad. Like a mad bull; with a reference to horns being the emblem of a cuckold. M. W. I, iv, 44; C. of E. II, i, 57; M. A. I, i, 234. Horologe, sb. a clock. Oth. II, iii, 122. Hose, sb. breeches. As, II, iv, 6, vii, 160. Round hose or French hose were trunk hose which were made very full. M. of V. I, ii, 67; H. 5, III, vii, 52. Host, v. i. to lodge. C. of E. I, ii, 9; A. W. III, v, 91. Hot-house, sb. a bathing establishment; |