The Complete Works of William Shakespeare

A GLOSSARY OF WORDS

Grammatical Usage and Pronunciation

A, I. iii. 9, he; II. iii. 60, in. Abortive, IV. i. 61, unnatural. Abrooke (abrook), II. iv. 13, endure.

Accompt, IV. ii. 86, accounts.
Accuse, III. i. 169, accusation.
Acte, (act), V. i. 109, enact.
Addresse (address) thee, V. ii. 31,
prepare thyself; Mer. of Ven.,
II. ix. 21.

Ad sum (adsum), I. iv. 30, Latin
for 'I am present.'
Advance, IV. i. 99, raise; 1 Hen.
VI, I. vi. 3.

Adventure, III. ii. 376, take the

risk.

Advertised, IV. ix. 29, four syllables, main stress on the second; informed; 3 Hen. VI, II. i.

124.

Advice, II. ii. 76, deliberation; John, III. iv. 13.

Advised, II. iv. 44, three syllables; cautious.

Afear'd (afeard), II. iv. IOI, afraid, 1 Hen. VI, IV. vii. 100. Affected, IV. vii. 99, striven for. Afiance, III. i. 77, stress on second syllable, af-fi'-ance; confidence.

Affliction, III. ii. 326, four syllables.

Affye (affy), IV. i. 81, stress on second syllable; ally, betrothe. Aio te, etc., I. iv. 73; Latin for 'I say the son of Eacus the Romans can conquer.'

Alder liefest, I. i. 35, most highly

beloved.

Althæa, I. i. 246, stress on second syllable; Al-the-a.

A maine (amain), III. i. 282, V. i. 120, with all speed. Ambition, III. i. 152, four syllables.

An, III. ii. 344, on.

And (an), I. iii. 201, II. i. 11, an, V. i. 77, if.

Applyed (applied), III. ii. 432, three syllables.

Approv'd (approved), III. ii. 27, proved; 1 Hen. VI, V. v. 73. Argo, IV. ii. 30, ergo, therefore. Argues, III. iii. 33, indicates, shows; 1 Hen. VI, II. v. 9. Argument, I. ii. 34, III. í. 252, evidence, proof.

Armes (arms), IV. i. 44, coat-ofarms; Hen. VI, I. i. 90. As, I. i. 110, as it; II. iv. 53, IV. ix. 54, that.

At once, III. i. 69, in a word. Attainted, II. iv. 67, found guilty of treason; 1 Hen. VI, II. iv. 98,

Banished, III. ii. 376, 377, three | Canonized, I. iii. 63, three sylla

syllables.

Beard, IV. x. 38, defy.

Beat on, II. i. 23, hammer on, are busy with.

Because, III. ii. 111, in order that. Bedlam, III. i. 54; V. i. 140, crazy. Beldam, I. iv. 54, old woman, used contemptuously. Berard (bear-ward), V. i. 159, bear-keeper.

Beshrew, III. i. 193, evil to; a mild imprecation.

Bestead (bested), II. iii. 62, stress on second syllable; in a plight. Bestrid, V. iii. 12, bestrode, stood over to defend. Bezonions (Bezonians), IV. i. 135, beggar; 2 Hen. IV, V. iii. 106. Billes (bills), IV. vii. 128, halberds, also credit; Much Ado, III. iii. 170.

gen,

Bona terra, mala IV. vii. 57, Latin for a good land, a bad people.'

Bones, I. iii. 204, fingers.
Booke (book), IV. vii. 74, learning;
Hen. VIII, I. i. 157.
Boote (boot), IV. i. 15, profit.
Breake (break) up, Ï. iv. 21, break
open; Hen. VI, I. ii. 14.
Broker, I. ii. 104, 105, agent, inter-
mediary; 3 Hen. VI, IV. i. 75.
Brooke (brook), II. i. 3, water

fowl.

Brow, V. iii. 6, appearance, air. Brown bill, IV. x. 12, spear. Brush, V. iii. 5, hurt, wear. Bucklers, III. ii. 232, shields. Buckram, IV. vii. 27, coarse linen stiffened with glue; 1 Hen. IV, I. ii. 170.

Buckes (bucks), IV. ii. 49, linen to be washed; cf. Mer. Wives, III. iii. 118, 138. Burgonet, V. i. 211, helmet. But, II. i. 124; IV. ix. 41, only, just.

By, II. i. 19, about; III. i. 254, according to.

By and by, II. i. 175, immediately.

Cade, IV. ii. 36, keg.
Cage, IV. ii. 53, jail.
Callot (callet), I.iii. 86, bad woman.
Calme (calmed), IV. ix. 40, be-
calmed.

bles, stress on the second; John, III. iv. 56.

Caske (cask), III. ii. 438, casket,

case.

Cease, V. ii. 50, silence, stop; cf.
Tim. of Ath., II. i. 19.
Censure, I. iii. 124, opinion; 1 Hen.
VI, II. iii. II.

Censure well, III. i. 286, approve.
Chafe, III. ii. 154, warm.
Chaps, III. i. 270, mouth.
Character'd (charactered), III. i.
312, stress on second syllable;
written; Two. Gen. of Ver., II.
vii. 6.

Charme (charm), IV. i. 65, put a spell upon; Tam. of Shr., I. i.

Circumstance, I. i. 112, statement of particulars.

Cited, III. ii. 306, urged; 3 Hen. VI, II. i. 37.

Clapt (clapped) up, I. iv. 62, shut up; Ant. & Cleo., IV. ii. 25. Clarkely (clerkly), ÍII. i. 188, in a scholarly manner.

Cleape (clip), IV. i. 8, embrace; Oth., III. iii. 528.

Close, II. ii. 4, retired; iv. 82, se

cret.

Clouted, IV. ii. 187, hobnailed. Colour, III. i. 247, pretext; 3 Hen. VI, IV. v. 13. Commandements

i. 197,

(commandments), I. iii. 151, slang for 'fingers.' Commodities, IV. vii. 127, merchandise; Much Ado, III. iii. 169. Common-weale (commonweal), I. iv. 55, commonwealth. Companion, ÏV. x. 31, fellow; used in contempt. Complices, V. i. 223, confederates; Rich. II, II. iii. 174. Complot, III. i. 156, plot, scheme; Rich. III, III. i. 224. Condigne (condign), III. i. 139, stress on first syllable because the next word is accented on the

first; deserved; Love's Lab., I. | Diamonds, III. ii. 118, three sylla

ii. 26. Condition, V. i. 69, estate, rank. Conduct, II. iv. 113, conductor; Rich. II, IV. i. 159. Conduit, IV. vi. 6, public drinking fountain.

Conjurations, 1. ii. 103, incantations.

Consort (concert), III. ii. 353, set of musicians.

Controller, III. ii. 221, censurer, dictator.

Convenient, I. iv. 8, fitting. Conventicles, III. i. 175, secret meetings.

Conversel, III. i. 383, three syllables; had intercourse. Corosive (corrosive), III. ii. 431, stress on first syllable; painful application; cf. 1 Hen. VI, III.

Court hand, II. ii. 92, writing in
legal style.
Courtship,

manner.

I. iii. 57, courtly

Crab-tree, III. ii. 230, sour wild
apple.

Crowned, I. i. 101, two syllables.
Cry you mercy, I. iii. 148, beg
your pardon; Meas. for Meas.,
IV. i. 13.

Cullions, I. iii. 43, wretches; Hen.
V, III. ii. 20.

Curst, III. ii. 338, cutting.

bles.

Discharge, I. iii. 181, transfer. Discomfite (discomfit), V. ii. 97, discouragement.

Dispense with, V. i. 192, get dispensation from.

Dis-pursed, III. i. 126, three syllables; paid out.

Doore Naile (doornail), IV. x. 40, boss on which a knocker strikes. Doyt (doit), III. i. 121, one twelfth of a penny.

Edict, III. ii. 281, stress on second syllable.

Effected, III. i. 179, proven, dem

onstrated.

Emblaze, IV. x. 72, emblazon,
make signal.

Emptie (empty), III. i. 261, hun-
gry; 3 Hen. VI, I. i. 301.
Entreat, II. iv. 91, treat; 3 Hen.
VI, I. i. 304.

Envious, II. iv. 15, spiteful; III.
i. 166, envious load, load of mal-
ice.

Eterniz'd (eternized), V. iii. 35, stress on second syllable; immortalized.

Execrations, III. ii. 330, five syl-
lables.

Exil'd (exiled), III. i. 155, stress
on second syllable; banished
from.
Exorcismes (exorcisms), I. iv. 5,
charm for raising spirits.
Expedient, III. i. 300, speedy.

Fact, I. iii. 185, deed, crime; 1
Hen. VI, IV. i. 34.
Factious, II. i. 46, taking sides in
a quarrel.

Familiar, IV. vii. 108, attendant
spirit; Hen. VI, III. ii. 148.
Farre (far-fet, III. i. 305, far-

fetched; cf. deepe-fet, II. iv. 41. Favour, IV. vii. 69, lenity. Fayne (fain), II. í. 10, fond. Feare (fear), I. i. 157, 170, III. i. 358, IV. iv. 27, used reflexively with no change of meaning. Fearfull (fearful), III. i. 346, IV. iv. 5, IV. viii. 47, timid, cowardly. Fee-simple, IV. x. 26, lands held in full ownership. Felon, III. i. 141, felony.

Fence, II.i. 62, skill with the sword;
John, II. i. 307.
Fifteens, IV. vii. 23, tax of a fif-
teenth on property.

Flawe (Flaw), III. i. 369, burst of
wind.
Fleure (flower)-de-luce, V. i. 13,
fleur-de-lys, emblem of France.
Fond, III. i. 39, deluded.
Foot-cloth, IV. i. 55, very long
housings for a riding-horse.
For, I. iii. 178, II. iii. 12, because.
Force perforce, I. i. 270, by very
force; John, III. i. 150.
Forked, III. ii. 282, two syllables.
Forlorne (forlorn), II. iv. 53, III.
ii. 88, IV. i. 66, stress on first
syllable, because the first sylla-
ble of the next word is accented;
cf. condigne, III. i. 139.
Forth, III. ii. 100, forth from, out
of; i Hen. VI, Í. ii. 63.
Forth-comming (coming), I. iv.
65, II. i. 217, held for trial.
Fretfull (fretful), III. ii. 431,
gnawing.

From, III. ii. 422, away from.
Furniture, I. iii. 181, equipment.
Furr'd (furred), IV. ii. 49, made
of skins with the fur out.

Gallow-glasses, IV. ix. 32, heavy-
armed Irish foot-soldiers; Macb.,
I. ii. 19.
Geere (gear), I. iv. 16, III. i. 97,

Hale, IV. i. 132, viii. 61, draw, drag; 1 Hen. VI, I. i. 161. Halfe-fac'd (half-faced), IV. i. 99, showing half the disk. Hamper, I. iii. 154, entangle.

Hardly, I. iv. 82, 83, with difficulty.

Have at, II. iii. 101, IV. ii. 121, I aim, let me strike; cf. IV. viii. 65. Head, IV. v. 12, an armed force; 1 Hen. VI, I. iv. 111. Heaved, IV. x. 51, two syllables. Heavie (heavy), III. ii. 331, sorrowful.

Hempen candle (candle), IV. vii. 91, hang-rope.

Her, II. iii. 52, for 'its,' not generally used till later.

Here, II. iv. 88, at this point. Highnesse (highness'), II. i. 214, the possessive ending often omitted with words ending in an 's' sound.

Hindes (hinds), III. ii. 295, IV. ii. 124, peasants.

Horse, IV. iii. 13, horse's; see highnesse.

Hose and doublet, IV. vii. 51, breeches and jacket, indoor dress.

Houres (hour's), III. ii. 409, felt for an hour.

Housed (household), V. i. 212, two syllables; family. House-keeping. I. i. 199, hospitality.

Hoyse (hoise), I. i. 176, hoist. Humfrey, I. i. 201, three syllables, Hum-fer-ee.

I (ay), I. iv. 6, IV. x. 37. etc., yes.
Idly, III. i. 266, carelessly.
Ill-nurtur'd, I. ii. 44, ill-bred.
Images, I. iii. 63, two syllables,
Im' ges.

Imprimis, I. i. 50, firstly. Impugnes (Impugns), III. i. 292. objects to.

In, III. ii. 312, into; in capite, ÍV. vii. 123, four syllables, cap-i-te; by feudal tenure directly from the king. Indigested, V. i. 167, shapeless. Injurious, I. iv. 60, insolent. Instance, III. ii. 174, proof. Instinct, III. ii. 273, stress on second syllable.

Invenomed, III. ii. 290, four syllables.

Haply, III. i. 251, happily, III. i. Invites nubibus, IV. i. 100, in

318, perhaps.

spite of clouds.

Is, III. ii. 13, used with a plural | 'Masse (Mass), II. i. 126, by the

subject that follows. Item, I. i. 56, likewise.

Jaded, IV. i. 52, low-conditioned. Jades, IV. i. 5, ill-kept horses. Jarres (jars), I. i. 265, jarre;

IV. viii. 46, quarreling, discord.
Joy, III. ii. 391, enjoy.
Jordane (Jourdain), I. ii. 78,
stress on second syllable.

Ken, III. ii. 112, descry.
Kennell (kennel), IV. 72, gutter.
Kernes, III. 1. 324, Irish foot-sol-
diers; Hen. V, ÏII. vii. 56.

Laid, IV. x. 5, set with traps. Large, I. i. 118, grand, highsounding.

Laugh, II. iv. 92, smile, favour.
Lay, V. ii. 31, wager.

Leave, II. 1. 220, III. ii. 359, cease;
3 Hen. VI, II. ii. 176.
Lesser, IV. x. 47, less; Tim. of
Ath., IV. iii. 7.

Letters, IV. ii. 99, documents.
Lewdly, II. i. 205, wickedly.
Liefest, I. i. 35, III. i. 173, dearest.
Light, I. iii. 93, alight.

Like, II. i. II, V. i. 77, please. Lime-twigs, III. 11. 19, twigs

smeared with bird-lime. Listen after, I. iii. 159, try to hear

about.

mass, a mild asseveration. Mates, III. i. 276, checkmates, foils.

Me, II. i. 136, 177, ethical dative; III. i. 26, 38, dative with the impersonal verb; ii. 81, accusative in exclamation; 83, dative, to me or mine.

Mechanicall (mechanical), I. iii.
207, mechanic, low fellow; Mids.
Night Dr., III. i. 11.
Mickle, V. i. 185, great, much; 1
Hen. VI, V. i. 185.

Minions, I. iii. 87, favourites, obsequious followers; 3 Hen. VI, II. ii. 90.

Minister, III. i. 370, V. ii. 39, instrument, agent.

Miscarry, IV. viii. 52, perish; 1 Hen. VI, IV. iii. 18.

Misdoubt, III. i. 347, suspicion, want of confidence; 2 Hen. IV, IV. i. 214.

Monuments, III. ii. 368, IV. iii. 12, reminders, mementos. Morisco, III. i. 380, moor, morrisdancer.

Mortall (mortal), III. ii. 286, deadly.

Most master, I. iii. 155, the one who is most in power.

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