LOVES LABOUR'S LOST A GLOSSARY OF WORDS Grammatical Usage and Pronunciation A, V. i. 139, frequently used for the more emphatic 'one'; All's Well, I. iii. 245; Ham., V. ii. 227; Cor., III. i. 261; 2 Hen. IV, IV. i. 158. A (he), IV. i. 7, V. ii. 14, 761, an abbreviation, "a for he, due to careless pronunciation; common also in Early English. Abate, V. ii. 601, except; Mids. Night Dr., III. ii. 460. Accompt, V. ii. 213, used as frequently as 'account' in the Folios. Addrest (address'd), II. i. 89, prepared, ready; Jul. Cæs., III. 1. 37; As You, V. iv. 161; Hen. V, III. iii. 60; Mer. of Ven., II. V. ii. 98, ready to advance. Compare Tw. Night, I. ix. 21. iv. 16. Affect, I. ii. 83, 160, love; Much Ado, I. i. 286; Mer. Wives, II. i. 103. Affection, V. i. 6, V. ii. 453, affectation; used only here in this sense, and similarly, Mer. Wives, II. i. 130. Affects, i. 162, affections, favored qualities, inclinations; Rich. II, I. iv. 31; Oth., I. iii. 251, 291. Affect the letter, IV. ii. 64, make use of alliteration. Affraid (afeard), V. ii. 646, two forms used interchangeably. All estates, V. ii. 910, all kinds and conditions of people; Rich. III, III. vii. 222; only instances of this sense in Sh. in All hid, IV. iii. 80, warning cry the game of 'hide-and-seek.' Alowd (allow'd), V. ii. 531, privileged to jest. Compare Tw. Night, I. v. 92. And if, I. i. 54, if, even if. Annothanize, IV. i. 77, annotate, anatomize; only time used. Anticke (antique), V. i. 108, Antique, 141, 'antic' and 'antique' were used interchangeably; Macb., IV. i. 152; Mids. Night Dr., V. i. 5; Ham., I. v. 188. Apathaton (epitheton), I. ii. 1415, epithet; the suffix '-on' occurs in Latin and Greek. 135. Apostraphas (apostrophes), IV. ii. See note, p. 158. Argument, I. ii. 163, proof; Much Ado, II. iii. 223; Tw. Night, III. ii. 12. Armado, pronounced Ar-máh-dō. See note, p. III. Armes (arms), V. ii. 766, the weapons worn in the play. Arts, II. i. 49, probably has the force of two syllables, á-rts. This lengthening of a vowel followed by 'r' is common. As, II. i. 140; here used in a sense between the relative and conjunction since, for. Compare Lear, III. iii. 18; 1 Hen. VI, III. iv. 21; Ant. & Cleo., II. ii. 66. Aske (ask) gone, II. i. 130-5; these lines are examples of irregular trimeter couplets, which occur frequently in Sh.; II. i. 195-200, 221-5; Meas. for Meas., II. ii. 14-15; Oth., III. iii. 33, | 35-7; Rich. III, I. ii. 206-15. As you, II. i. 183, that you; frequent use in Sh. Atees (ates), V. ii. 758, mischief, instigation, from the goddess Ate, who incited to bloodshed. Attaint, V. ii. 893, attainted; frequently verbs ending in a dental did not add another for the participle. Audaciously, V. ii. 110, boldly; Baited, V. ii. 700, worried; 2 Hen. Base, I. i. 92, mere, worthless; Beshrew, V. ii. 48, a mild imprecation; Mer. of Ven., II. vi. 59; used as a verb, Rom. & Jul., V. ii. 28; John, V. iv. 53. Birdbolt, IV. iii. 24, blunt arrow; Much Ado, I. i. 42; Tw. Night, I. v. 90. Bold of, II. i. 31, depending upon, confident of. Boyet, pronounced Boy-yette, to rhyme with debt,' V. ii. 373. Breaking, V. ii. 395, in Elizabethan English the adjective was transposed from its place in the adverbial phrase and joined closely to the noun; Oth., V. ii. 6; Macb., V. viii. 11. Breathed (breath'd), V. ii. 722, endowed with breath, wind; Ant. & Cleo., III. xiii. 210; Tam. of Shr., Ind. ii. 50; Tim. of Ath., I. i. 19, Bring, V. ii. 948, accompany; Wint. Tale, IV. iii. 116; Meas. for Meas., I. i. 70; Hen. V, II. iii. 3. Brings me out, V. ii. 183, puts out, disconcerts. Bucke (buck) of the first head, IV. ii. 11, five-year-old buck. Bumbast (bombast), V. ii. 853, worthless stuffing; 1 Hen. IV, II. iv. 321. Butshaft (butt-shaft), I. ii. 168, an arrow used in shooting at 'butts' or targets; Rom. & Jul., II. iv. 17. But so, I. i. 237, but so-so. Byas (bias), IV. ii. 123, a curve or weight affecting the swerve in motion; originally, bias, French, a term in bowling. Compare Tam. of Shr., IV. v. 29; Rich. II, III. iv. 7; Ham., II. i. 70. By me, IV. iii. 155, about or concerning me, by being used in a sense derived from its original meaning, 'near'; All's Well, V. iii. 274; Mer. of Ven., I. ii. 52. V. ii. 704, to me. By the hornes (horns), IV. i. 131, the old joke regarding the horns of the cuckold. By the wall, V. ii. 993, from the eaves. By th' weeke (the week), V. ii. 65, at my command, in my service, a close prisoner, i.e., in from week to week. Can, IV. iii. 111, an old spelling of 'gan,' as auxiliary verb merely intensive 'did,' past tense of 'gin'; Per., III. prol. 36. Cangenet (canzonet), IV. ii. 136, sonnet. Canus, V. ii 656, Latin Canis, dog, put here for the rhyme with manus. Capon, IV. i. 63, love-letter, a frequent use of the word, as in French poulet for the same. Careere (career), V. ii. 535-6, encounter of knights at full gallop; Much Ado, V. i. 148. Caught ... catcht (catch'd), V. ii. 73, the forms are evidently varied to distinguish adjective from par- | Compleat (complete), I. ii. 42, III. Certes, IV. ii. 179, certainly; Charge their breath, V. ii. 94, Citterne (cittern), V. ii. 677, cith- Cleane (clean) timber'd, V. ii. 708, shapely; used only here by Sh. Clout or clowt, IV. i. 155, the white mark in the center of the target; 2 Hen. IV, III. ii. 49. Coat or coate (quote), II. i. 262, V. ii. 859, note, mark; Tit. And., IV. i. 56. See also coted (quoted), IV. iii. 89; John, IV. ii. 232; Tro. & Cres., IV. v. 236; Ham., II. i. 123. Cockled, IV. iii. 357, inclosed in a shell. Codpeece (codpiece), III. i. 182, a Cogg (cog), V. ii. 254, cheat; ii. 161. Compleate (complete), I. i. 146, here pronounced cóm-plete. Complements, I. i. 179, III. i. 23, accomplishments. Complexion, I. ii. 77, disposition, temperament, with double meaning of 'color'; Ham., I. iv. [12]. Conceits (conceit's) expositor, II. i. 76, exponent of his fancy; Rich. II, II. ii. 35; As You, V. ii. 56. Concolinel, III. i. 6, beginning or Consent, V. ii. 513, conspiracy. 137. Converse of breath, V. ii. 807, con- Crabs, V. ii. 1006, crabapples, put Crake (crack), IV. iii. 285, boast. only sense in Sh.; Sonn. 112, 10; Tro. & Cres., V. ii. 155. Critticke (critic), IV. iii. 175, cynic; used only here as adjective. Cupplement (couplement), V. ii. Curst, IV. i. 40, shrewish; Mids. i. 77: Curtsie (courtesy), I. ii. 58, curtsy; used for men as well as women; Much Ado, II. i. 50, 52, IV. i. 326. Day-woman, I. ii. 125, dairywoman; used only here in Sh. See note, p. 134. Dazzling, I. i. 87, being dazzled. Dazzle occurs in same passive sense in 3 Hen. VI, II. i. 27; Tit. And., III. ii. 89. Deare (deer), IV. i. 130; this play on dear and deer was frequent; Ven. & Ad., 231; Pass. Pilg., 300; Mer. Wives, V. v. 21, 124; Tam. of Shr., V. ii. 57; 1 Hen. IV, V. iv. 117. V. ii. 865, 939, merely an intensive use of dear; John, I. i. 270; Hen. V, II. ii. 184. Dearest, II. i. 4, best, highest. Debate, I. i. 184, contest, quarrel, as always in Sh.; Mids. Night Dr., II. i. 120; 2 Hen. IV, ÏV. iv. 4. Deepe oathes (deep oaths), I. i. 27. For this use of deep compare Sonn. 152, 9; Lucrece, 1847; John, III. i. 243 (adverb). Depart, II. i. 154, parted from; John, II. i. 594. Digression, I. ii. 110, swerving from the direct way, trespass, transgression; Lucrece, 202; digressing, Rich. II, V. iii. 71. Dig-you-den, IV. i. 47, give you good even. Compare Rom. & Jul., I. ii. 59, 60; Cor., II. i. 94, IV. vi. 25-6. Disgrace, I. i. 7, disfigurement. Disposde (dispos'd), II. i. 266, V. ii. 519, inclined to merriment; Tw. Night, II. iii. 82. See note, P. 145. Doe the deede (do the deed), III. i. 196, beget; Mer. of Ven., I. iii. 88. Drie (dry) beaten, V. ii. 294, cudgeled, thrashed out; used figuratively for wit combats; Rom. & Jul., III. i. 81, IV. v. 164. Compare Errors, II. ii. 64. Easlie (easily), V. ii. 202, the Folio reading shows the pronunciation, 'i' being frequently elided; Ven. & Ad., 627. Compare 'amity' in Mer. of Ven., III. iv. 5. Edict, I. i. 15, pronounced e-dict; Mids. Night Dr., I. i. 161. Erewhile, IV. i. 107, just now; Mids. Night Dr., III. ii. 286; As You, II. iv. 94. Excrement, V. i. 100, beard, hair, as in Errors, II. ii. 79; Mer. of Ven., III. ii. 93. Excuse, II. i. 185, the subjunctive is here, as often, used imperatively. Compare Ant. & Cleo., II. ii. 147, IV. viii. 3; Lucrece, 1254; Ham., V. ii. 403. Extemporall (extemporal), I. ii. 175, unpremeditated, from Latin ex tempore. Extreme parts, V. ii. 812, smallest portions; here pronounced éx-treme. Compare 1. 860. Eyne, V. ii. 219, old plural of 'eye'; Lucrece, 1229; Mids. Night Dr., I. i. 256. Fadge, V. i. 141, suit, turn out well; Tw. Night, II. ii. 35. Faire (fair), IV. i. 21; used as a noun also in Mids. Night Dr., I. i. 192-3; Ven. & Ad., 1083, 1086. Faire befall, fall, II. i. 131, 132. Compare Rich. III, I. iii. 296; John, I. i. 86. Fairings, V. ii. 3, presents, origi nally applied to articles bought at a fair; used only here by Sh. Familiar, I. ii. 164-5, demon, evil spirit; Hen. VI, III. . 148; 2 Hen. VI, IV. vii. 108. Farther (fair) harbour, II. i. 184; farther is often pronounced as one syllable, like 'whether,' 'other,' etc. Fast and loose, I. ii. 150, III. i. 99, a cheating game; John, III. i. 254. S note, p. 135. Fasting, IV. iii. 127, longing, hungry. Favour, V. ii. 35, in its double meaning of face' and 'lovetoken' or 'gift.' Favour, etc., III. i. 69, by your leave, or pardon me, sweet sky, for sighing in thy face. Feele onely looking, II. i. 257, as if sense of feeling were absorbed in sight. Festinatly (festinately), III. i. 8-9, hastily, quickly, from Latin festinate. |