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FALL, let fall; i. 3. 379.

FANCY, love; iv. 4. 24.

FANCY, love (verb); v. 2. 163.

FAT, nourish; ii. 2. 48.

your telling, see that you don't tell; i. 2. 260.

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FOR; "For we because we; v. 3. 21.

FAVOUR, Countenance, face; i. FORCE, power, might; iv. 1. 20.

2.89.

FEE-FARM; Malone explains this as "of a duration that has no bounds; a fee-farm being a grant of lands in fee, that is, for ever, reserving a certain rent; " iii. 2. 48-49. FELL; "fell as death," that is, fierce, savage, and cruel as death; iv. 5. 269.

FILLS, shafts of a carriage; iii. 2. 44.

FORCE; "force him with praises " stuff him with praises; ii. 3. 217. FORCED, stuffed; v. 1. 55. FORTHRIGHT, straight path; iii. 3. 158.

FRACTION, discord; ii. 3. 94. FRAUGHTAGE, freight, cargo; Prologue, 13.

FRAYED WITH, frightened by (the old editions have "fraid "); iii. 2. 31.

FINCH-EGG, a term of contempt; FREE; "too free a man = too

v. 1. 34.

FITCHEW, polecat; v. 1. 58.

generous and noble-minded; iv. 5. 139.

FRIEND, befriend, favour; i. 2.

74.

FITS, the divisions of a song or tune (perhaps here = "when the humour takes you"); iii. FRIGHTING, frightening; v. 4.

1. 54.

FIVE-FINGER-TIED, tied with all the fingers of the hand (Johnson says: "Tied by giving her hand to Diomed "); v. 2. 155. FIXURE, stability; i. 3. 101.

31.

FRUSH, bruise, batter; v. 6. 29. FULFILLING, filling full (Theobald prints "full-filling;" fulfilling was often formerly used for filled full); Prologue, 18.

FLAT-TAMED, stale, insipid; iv. FULL; "in the full" in full

1.64.

FLED; "And flies fled " = flies have filed (Pope reads "get;' Capell, "flee"); i. 3. 51.

FLEXURE, bending (the folios have "flight"); ii. 3. 102.

FLOOD, ocean, sea; i. 1. 101.

company, all together; iv. 5. 272.

FUSTY, mouldy; i. 3. 161.

GAGING, engaging, binding; v. 1. 39.

GAIT, walk; iv. 5. 14.

FLOOD;" in flood," in full flow; i. GALLANTRY, gallants; iii. 1. 129.

3. 300.

FLOW TO, hasten towards (Johnson conjectures "show too "); v. 2. 41.

FONDER, more foolish; i. 1. 10. FOR; "I can watch you for tell

GEAR, matter, affair; i. 1. 6. GENERALS, collective qualities; i. 3. 180.

GENIUS, the spirit supposed to direct the actions of man; iv. 4. 49.

ing," that is, watch against | GLOZED, commented (but sophis

tically, as well as "superfi- | HEART; "from heart of very

cially "); ii. 2. 165.

GOD-A-MERCY, here used in the

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sense of Gramercy many thanks; v. 4. 30. GOOSE OF WINCHESTER, strumpet (the houses of ill-fame in London were under the jurisdiction of the Bishop of Winchester); v. 10. 53.

GORED, hurt, wounded; iii. 3. 228.

GORGET, throat armour; i. 3. 174. GRACIOUS, graceful, attractive; perhaps here, sacred and holy; ii. 2. 125.

GRATED, ground; iii. 2. 184. GREAT MORNING, broad day; iv. 3.1.

GREEKISH; "Greekish girls" Greek girls; iii. 3. 211. GREEKISH; "all the Greekish ears," that is, the ears of all the Greeks; i. 3. 67. GROSSNESS, bulk; i. 3. 325.

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HAIR, grain; "against the hair" = against the grain; i. 2. 27. HALE, drag; iv. 5. 6. HAMSTRING, one of the great tendons situated in each side of the ham, or space back of the knee; i. 3. 154. HARDIMENT, hardihood; iv. 5. 28. HARE; "hare hearts" = timid | hearts (the folio has "hard"); ii. 2. 48.

HATCH'D, literally, cut, engraved (from French haché); "hatch'd in silver," probably an allusion to Nestor's silver-haired head; i. 3. 65. HATEFUL, full of hate; iv. 1. 35. HAVING, possessions, endowments; iii. 3. 97.

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heart," that is, from my inmost heart, from my heart's core; iv. 5. 171. HEAVING, Swelling, resentful; "the performance of our heaving spleens " = the carrying out of our resentful impulses; ii.

2. 196.

HEDGE ASIDE, creep along by the hedge (the quarto has "turne aside "); iii. 3. 158. HIM = himself; i. 2. 266. HIS = its; i. 3. 210.

HIS; "Mars his idiot" = Mars's idiot; ii. 1. 52.

HOLD; "hold an idol," that is, regard as, look upon as, an idol; ii. 3. 184.

HOLDING, keeping (the quarto

reads "keeping "); ii. 2. 52. HONESTY = chastity; i. 2. 254. HOT, rash; v. 3. 16.

HOWEVER, although; i. 3. 322. HOY-DAY, an exclamation; v. 1. 63.

HULKS, large, heavy ships (the folio has "bulkes "); ii. 3. 260. HUMOUROUS, capricious; ii. 3. 125.

HUMOURS, caprices; i. 2. 22. HUNG, made linger; "hung thy

advanced sword" checked thy uplifted sword; iv. 5. 188. HURRICANO, water-spout; v. 2. 170.

HURT, do harm; v. 3. 20. HUSBANDRY, thrift, economy; i.

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IGNOMY, ignominy (the quarto | JovE's ACCORD, that is, with
has "ignomyny "); v. 10. 33. Jove's accord, assent; i. 3. 238.

ILION, Troy; ii. 2. 109.

IMMATERIAL, worthless; v. 1. KEEP, lodge, dwell; iv. 5. 278.

29.

IMMURES, walls (the folio has

"emures"); Prologue, 8.
IMPAIR, unsuitable, unworthy,
inappropriate (Johnson con-
jectures "impure "); iv. 5. 103.
IMPERIOUS = imperial; iv. 5. 172.
IMPOSITION, injunction, the task |
imposed; iii. 2. 76.
IMPRESSURE, impression; iv. 5.
131.
IMPUTATION, here = reputation;
"Our imputation shall be oddly
poised "
means (says Clarke)
"Our imputed excellence shall
be unequally weighed;" i. 3.
339.

IN, in the estimation of; ii. 2.
56.

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KEN, know; iv. 5. 14.

LAST at last, in the end; i. 3.
124.

LAVOLT, that is, the lavota, a
lively dance; iv. 4. 85.
LAZARS, lepers; ii. 3. 31.
LEARN, teach, tell (learn, in the
sense of to teach, was formerly
in good literary use, and,
though now regarded as incor-
rect, is still common in collo-
quial use; it occurs elsewhere
in these Plays); ii. 1. 20.
LEATHER JERKIN, a short leath-
ern coat; iii. 3. 264.
LEAVENING, the admixing of
sour dough; i. 1. 20-21, 23.
LEAVE TO SEE, give up seeing;

v. 1. 92-93.

LET BLOOD; "let his humours
blood," that is, bleed his hu-
mours; ii. 3. 207.
LIBYA; "As banks of Libya,"
the African desert; i. 3. 328.
LIE = you lie; iii. 3. 162.

LIFTER, cheat, thief (used quib-
blingly); i. 2. 112.

INDRENCH'D, sunk, immersed; LIGHT, quickly (the commenta-

i. 1. 50.

INFECT infected; i. 3. 187.

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INFINITE, infinity, immense
greatness; ii. 2. 29.

tors differ as to the meaning
of "light" here- whether it
means quickly, promptly, or,
clad in light armour); i. 2. 8.

INSEPARATE, indivisible; v. 2. LIKE = likely; iii. 3. 42.

146.

LIKE AS, as if; i. 2. 7.

INSISTURE, persistency, con- LIKES NOT YOU, that is, which
stancy; i. 3. 87.

INSTANCE, proof; v. 2. 151, 153.
INSTANT; "Take the instant
way," that is, serve the pres-
ent time; iii. 3. 153.

does not please you; v. 2. 101.
LIME-KILNS I' THE PALM, that is,
gouty lumps (chalk-stones) in
the hand; v. 1. 20.

LOOK UPON; "I will not look

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MAIN; "our main of power," that is, our full force; ii. 3. 256. MANAGE, direction, administration; iii. 3. 25.

MARK, attend, listen to; v. 7. 2. MARS HIS HELM = Mars' helmet (his is the old form of the possessive case); iv. 5. 255. MARVELLOUS, abbreviated form of "marvellously;" i. 2. 130. MASTIC, see Note; i. 3. 73. MATCH; "I'll make my match to live," that is, "I'll lay (wager) my life;" iv. 5. 37. MATTER, business; iv. 2. 60. MAY, can; v. 2. 159.

MEANS NOT means not to be ("hath not"= hath not been); 1. 3. 288. MEDICINABLE, medicinal; i. 3. 91. MENDS; "she has the mends in

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NOD; "to give the nod" was a | ORIFEX, orifice, aperture (the

term in the game of cards
called "Noddy;" the words
meant also "a silly fellow, a
fool;" i. 2. 188.
NOISE, rumour; i. 2. 12.
NOTHING = nothing is; i. 3. 239.

OBLIQUE, (?) indirect (Hanmer
reads "antique;" Warburton,
"obelisque "); v. 1. 52.

later folios read "orifice"); v.
2. 149.

ORTS, remnants; v. 2. 156.
OVERBULK, overtower; i. 3. 320.
OWES, owns; iii. 3. 99.

OYES, hear ye! attend! the usual
introduction to a proclama-
tion; iv. 5. 143.

PACE, step, degree; i. 3. 132.

ODD; "to be odd" to be at PAGEANT, theatrical exhibition;
odds; iv. 5. 265.

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iii. 2. 72.

ODDLY; "oddly poised un- PAGEANTS, mimics; i. 3. 151.
equally poised; i. 3. 339.
O'ER-EATEN, Schmidt explains
this as "eaten and begnawn' on
all sides;" Malone thinks it
means "which she has thrown
up, like one who has over-
eaten; " v. 2. 158.
O'ERGALLED, inflamed; v. 3. 55.
O'ER-WRESTED, strained (Pope's
reading); i. 3. 157.

PAINTED CLOTHS, hangings for
walls; v. 10. 45.

PALATING, perceiving by taste;
iv. 1. 61.

OF, by; i. 1. 70; ii. 3. 199.
OF, on; iii. 3. 263.

ON, of; i. 1. 69; iii. 3. 299.
ON, with, by; ii. 2. 143.

ON, in; iii. 2. 27.

PALTER, 'trifle, shuffle; ii. 3. 227.
PARADOXES, absurdities (John-
son conjectures "parodies "');
i. 3. 184.

PARALLELS, that is, parallel
lines; i. 3. 168.

PARD, leopard; iii. 2. 190.
PART, party, side; i. 3. 352.
PARTED; "how dearly ever
parted" = however richly en-
dowed by nature; iii. 3. 96.

ON; "crying on" = crying out PARTIAL; "of partial indul-

on; v. 5. 35.

ONE;"'tis all one," it is all the
same; i. 1. 77.
OPINION; "much opinion
dwells" = much reputation is
involved; i. 3. 336; "our main
opinion" = our general reputa-
tion; i. 3. 373.

OPINION, Self-conceit, arrogance;
iii. 3. 263.

gence To their benumbed
wills "
= to which they are
unduly inclined; ii. 2. 178.
PARTICULAR; “As far as touch-
eth my particular," that is, As
far as I am personally con-
cerned; ii. 2. 9.

PARTICULAR, personal, with play
upon "general "in line 21; iv.

5. 20.

OPPUGNANCY, opposition; i. 3. PARTS = gifts, endowments; iii.

111.

ORCHARD, garden; iii. 2. 16.
ORGULOUS (French, orgueilleux),
proud, haughty; Prologue, 2.

3. 117.

PARTS OF NATURE, natural gifts:
ii. 3. 236.

PARTY, side; ii. 2. 156.

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