Strooken (strucken), IV. iii. 241, an archaic past participle of Tables, V. ii. 365, backgammon, Taffata (taffeta), V. ii. 168, refer- Talent claw, IV. ii. 79, 80, the I. i. 52. Theefe (thief), IV. iii. 193, an evil- i. 14, boastful; As You, V. ii. 34. To, V. ii. 406, according to, in Tofore, III. i. 88, formerly; Tit. Tokens, V. ii. 470, plague-spots, Toy, IV. iii. 175, 211, trifle; 1 Hen. Treyes (treys), V. ii. 251, threes, as Triumphery (triumviry), IV. iii. Turtles, IV. iii. 226, V. ii. 985, Unconfirmed, IV. ii. 19, inexperi- Unhappy, V. ii. 13, roguish; All's Unseeming, II. i. 163, a peculiar Vailing, V. ii. 334, lowering, let- Veale (veal), V. ii. 273; zu viel, Venewe (venue), V. i. 59, sally; a term in fencing meaning touch, hit; 'veney' in Mer. Wives, I. i. 296. Voluble (volable), III. i. 68, nimble-witted. Waigh (weigh), V. ii. 27, 28, used quippingly for care, consider of importance. Ward, III. i. 129, guard, term in fencing; Temp I. ii. 552. Ware (ware), ii. 45, beware of; the apostrophe in modern text is wrong, as aware is a different word; Tro. & Cres., V. vii. 14. Wassels (wassails), V. ii. 357, drinking-bouts; Macb., I. vii. 75. Wax, V. ii. 11, grow, with play on the noun; Cor., II. ii. 111; Ham., I. iii. 16. Weaker vessel, I. i. 269, woman; As You, II. iv. 9; 2 Hen. IV, II. iv. 58; Rom. & Jul., I. i. 19 20. Weeds, V. ii. 875, garments; Mids. Night Dr., II. i. 266; Tit. And., III. i. 48. Weeping ripe (weeping-ripe), V. ii. 307, ready to weep; used only here and Hen. VI, I. iv. 183. Well-advis'd, V. ii. 483, in right| mind; Errors, II. ii. 216. Wel-liking (well-liking), V. ii. 301, well-conditioned, equivalent to French embonpoint. Compare I Hen. IV, III. iii. 7; Mer. Wives, II. i. 52. Whales (whale's), V. ii. 371, here pronounced in two syllables, whál-es. When that, IV. iii. 150; that was frequently added, as so,' to 'who,' 'when,' etc., to give force of relative to interrogative words; Jul. Cæs., III. ii. 101. Where, II. i. 110, whereas, as frequently in Sh.; Cor., I. i. 103; Lear, I. ii. 84; Rich. II, III. ii. 187. Where-untill (whereuntil), V. ii. 550, whereto; 'till' is often used for 'to' in Sh.; Pass. Pilg., xxi. | 10; Ham., V. i. 77. Who, I. i. 177, without inflection for the objective 'whom,' as in II. i. 5, IV. i. 82, and frequently in Sh.; Macb., III. i. 147; Cor., II. i. 10, etc. Wide a'th bow hand (o' the bowhand), IV. i. 153, far to the left of the mark; the bow-hand is the left, holding the bow. Wimpled, III. i. 177, veiled, hence hoodwinked, blindfolded. Winke (wink), I. i. 47, shut the eyes, as often in Sh.; Errors III. ii. 61; Sonn. 43, 1; 56, 6; Temp., II. i. 229. Wit, I. ii. 84, probably a pronunciation of "withe,' to make the play on words possible. See note, p. 133. With the manner, I. i. 214, in the fact. See note, p. 130. Wit-old, V. i. 62, play on 'wittol,' cuckold; wittolly' occurs Mer. Wives, II. ii. 257. Woolward, V. ii. 780, with wool instead of linen next the skin. Worlds (world's) delights, I. i. 33, worldly delights. Wort, V. ii. 252, unfermented beer. Wot, I. i. 96, know; used only in present, Hen. V, IV. i. 299, and as participle, 'wotting,' Wint. Tale, III. ii. 81. Wreathed, IV. iii. 140, pronounceá wreath-ed here, folded; Two Gen. of Ver., II. i. 20; Tit. And., II. iii. 28. Wrought (raught), IV. ii. 49, an old past tense and participle of 'reach,' common in Sh.; Hen. V, IV. vi. 23; 3 Hen. VI, I. iv. 75; Ant. & Cleo., IV. ix. 37. Ycliped (ycleped), I. i. 249, V. ii. 665, called, an archaism, from Anglo-Saxon cleopan, to call; used only here in Sh. Yeares (years), V. ii. 518, wrinkles, as a mark of years. Yncle (inkle), III. i. 137, tape; Wint. Tale, IV. iv. 238; Per., V. prol. 9. Zanie (zany), V. ii. 516, clown; Tw. Night, I. v. 87; only instances of the word in Sh. A MIDSOMMER NIGHTS DREAME A GLOSSARY OF WORDS Grammatical Usage and Pronunciation Abide, III. ii. 447, await, meet in combat. Abridgement, V. i. 45, pastime; Ham., II. ii. 448. Adamant, II. i. 203, lodestone, magnet; Tro. & Cres., III. ii. 286. Addrest (address'd), V. i. 113, ready; Jul. Cæs., III. i. 38; 2 Hen. IV, IV. iv. 7; Love's Lab., II. i. 89. Admirable, V. i. 28, to be wondered at. Afear'd, III. i. 27, used interchangeably with "afraid." After supper, V. i. 39, time after supper. Against, V. i. 82, in preparation for. Aggravate, I. ii. 78, Bottom's blunder for 'decrease.' Alwaies (all ways), IV. i. 47, in all directions. And (an), I. ii. 48, if. And if (an if), II. ii. 159, merely an intensified if. Anticke (antique), V. i. 5, strange, odd, 'antique' and 'antic' are used interchangeably; Ham., I. v. 188. Approve, II. ii. 72, prove, test; Mer. of Ven., III. ii. 85; Rich. II, I. iii. 118; Lear, II. iv. 197. Apricocks, III. i. 173, apricots; used by Sh. only here and Rich. II, III. iv. 34.. Argument, III. ii. 249, subject of sport; 1 Hen. IV, II. ii. 960. Artificiall (artificial), III. ii. 210, skilled, artful; Per., V. i. 72. As it should pierce, II. i. 166, as if, etc., the if implied by the use of subjunctive. Banke (bank) where, II. i. 259, pronounced bank whe-re or possibly bánk-e where. Barky, IV. i. 50; used only here in Sh. Barme (barm), II. i. 37, froth, yeast. Barren, III. ii. empty-headed, dull, stupid. Bated, I. i. 202, excepted; Temp., II. i. 100. Battie (batty), III. ii. 386, bat-like; only example of use in Sh. Be advis'd, I. i. 54, take heed, consider; used often by Sh. Beard, II. i. 99, long hairs on ears of corn, i. e., wheat, barley. Because that, II. i. 20, that is here a conjunctional affix, its use borrowed by analogy from the custom of attaching it to interrogatives to give them a relative meaning. Be it so, I. i. 47, expanded this means If it be (Be it) in this way (so).' See So, III. ii. 329. Belike, I. i. 140, likely, probably. Berlaken (By'r lakin), III. i. 14, by our ladykin, or little lady, i. e., the Virgin Mary; Temp., III. iii. 4. Beshrew, II. ii. 57, V. i. 298, a mild imprecation, often used playfully. Beteeme (beteem), I. i. 141, grant See Chide, II. i. 150, quarrel; Ven. allow, or pour down upon. Blood, I. i. 77, 83, passion; I. i. 75, Bootlesse (bootless), II. i. 36, in 156, Broke, I. i. 186, for 'broken,' abbre- Brow of Egipt (Egypt), V. i. 13, Bush of thorns, III. i. 59, bundle Canker blossome (canker-blossom), cav- Cankers, II. ii. 4, worms. Cheeke by jowle (cheek by jole), Cheere (cheer), III. ii. 99, V. i. 302, Chiding, IV. i. 129, barking, any Clearkes (clerks), V. i. 100, cleárk- Collied, I. i. 155, black, literally, Comes, III. ii. 467, cóm-es. Concerne (concern), I. i. 69, befit, Condole, I. ii. 30, lament, bewail; Confusion, I. i. 159, quadrisyllable, Constancy, V. i. 27, consistency. Coy, IV. i. 5, stroke, caress; only Coyle (coil), III. ii. 359, tangle, Crazed title, I. i. 101, weak, inval- Cry, IV. i. 138, pack of dogs; Cor., III. iii. 151; Ham., III. ii. 302. |