Abreast, in a line, equally advanced, a.? Rom. V, 3, 190 (so publicly, so within every- side by side: H5 IV, 6, 17. H6C 1, 1, 7. Troil. body's hearing, instead of "speaking within door", as
III, 3, 155. Iago says in Oth. IV, 2, 144). and set a. new business
for you all, Tit. I, 192 (to trouble all the people with
business that should be the care of one only or a
few. F3. 4 abroach). there's villany a. LLL 1, 1, 189
(= on foot). there's toys a. John I, 232.
Abridge, 1) to shorten (used of time): Gent.
III, 1, 245. H4B II, 4, 211. Caes. III, 1, 104.
2) With from, to cut off from, to curtail
of: to bed from such a noble rate, Merch. 1, 1, 126. Abridgement, 1) a summary, short ac-
count, abstract: this brief a. of my will I make,
Lucr. 1198. then brook a. H5 V, Chor. 44. this fierce
a. hath to it circumstantial branches, Cymb. V, 5, 382.
2) that which makes time short, pas-
time: what a. have you for this evening? Mids. V,
39. look where my a. comes, Hml. II, 2, 439. (that
which is my pastime and makes me be brief. Ff- -s
come). Abroach; to set a. to cause, in a bad sense: H4B IV, 2, 14. R3 I, 3, 325. Rom. 1, 1, 111.
Abroad, 1) at large, in all directions: the wind will blow these sands a. Tit. IV, 1, 106.
2) without a certain confine, which may
be conceived very differently; a) opposed to one's
person: like fools that in the imagination set the
goodly objects which a. they find, Compl. 137 (= in
the world around them). all my offences that a. you
see, 183 (committed against other people). his hands
a. displayed, H6B III, 2, 172 (not kept close to the
body, but stretched out and displayed). there's none
(air) a. so wholesome as that you vent, Cymb. I, 2, 4 (none without you, out of the precincts of your body). your means a., you have me, rich, III, 4, 180 (those besides the resources of your own mind).
b) opposed to any habitation: this cell is my
court: here have I few attendants, and subjects none
a., Tp. V, 167 (without it, out of it). how features
are a. III, 1, 52 (out of this island). to come a. with
him, Merch. III, 3, 10 (to leave the prison-house).
I am glad to see your lordship a. H4B 1, 2, 108. 109
(not confined to your chamber by illness). rain within
doors, and none a. IV, 5, 9. if you stir a. H6C V, 1,
96 (without the fortress). is he ready to come a.?
H8 III, 2, 83 (to leave his closet). but to the sport a.
Troil. I, 1, 118 (out of the town). thy spirit walks a.
Caes. V, 3, 95 (instead of keeping his confines). no
spirit dares stir a. Hml. I, 1, 161. no companies a.?
Cymb. IV, 2, 101 (in the neighbourhood of our cell).
what company discover you a.? 130. to go a. = to go
out: R2 III, 2, 39. H8 1, 4, 5. Rom. I, 1, 127. III, 1, 2. Caes. III, 2, 256. Lr. 1, 2, 186.
c) opposed to one's own country, in or to foreign countries: Gent. I, 1, 6. Merch. I, 1, 17. Shr. I, 2, 58. Wint. IV, 2, 6. H5 I, 2, 178. H6C III, 3, 70. Tim. III, 5, 47. Mcb. V, 8, 66. Ant. I, 4, 36. 3) here and there, round about in the
wide world: other ventures he has, squandered a.
Merch. I, 3, 22. so much feared a. H6A II, 3, 16.
there are cozeners a. Wint. IV, 4, 257 (= in the
world); cf. as knaves be such a. Oth. IV, 1, 25. what
news a.? (what news in the world?): Meas. III,
2, 87. 234. John IV, 2, 160. V, 6, 16. H4A II, 4,
367. HCC II, 1, 95. R3 I, 1, 134. II, 3, 3. HS III, 2,
391. Lr. II, 1, 8. all-telling fame doth noise a. LLL
11, 22. H4B Ind. 29. H6C V, 6, 86. R3 IV, 2, 51.
Mcb V, 1, 79. why should I carry lies a.? Wint. IV,
4, 275 (spread them among the people). it is thought
a. Oth. 1, 3, 393. what should it be that they so shriek
Abrogate, to abolish: LLL IV, 2, 55 (Sir
Nathaniel's speech).
Abrook, vb. to brook, to endure: H6B II,
4, 10.
Abrupt, sudden, without notice to pre-
pare the mind for the event: H6A II, 3, 30.
Abruption, breaking off (in speaking): Troil.
III, 2, 70.
Abruptly, hastily, without the due forms of preparation: As II, 4, 41.
Absence, 1) the state of not being at a place: Compl. 245. Wiv. III, 3, 117. Meas. I, 1, 19. III, 2, 101. LLL V, 2, 225. Mids. III, 2, 244 Merch. 1, 2, 121. III, 4, 4. As II, 4, 85. Tw. I, 5, 4.
Wint. I, 2, 12. 194. III, 2, 79. IV, 4, 542. V, 2, 120.
John I, 1, 102. R3 III, 4, 25. H4A IV, 1, 73. 76. IV,
4, 16. H5 IV, 1, 302. R3 III, 4, 25. H8 II, 3, 106.
Cor. I, 3, 4. 93. III, 2, 95. Tim. IV, 3, 346. Ant. I,
2, 179. IV, 15, 61. Cymb. III, 5, 57. IV, 3, 2. V, 5,
57. Per. I, 2, 112. II, 4, 46. our substitutes in a.
H4B IV, 4, 6. in a. of: Gent. I, 1, 59. Merch. V, 128.
R2 II, 1, 219. H5 I, 2, 172. in the a. of: Meas. V, 331. Cor. IV, 1, 44.
2) separation from one beloved, and in general the state of being far from a per- son: 0 a., what a torment wouldst thou prove, Sonn.
39, 9. nor think the bitterness of a. sour, 57, 7. the
imprisoned a. of your liberty, 58, 6. how like a winter
hath my a. been from thee, 97, 1. a. seemed my flame
to qualify, 109, 2. Err. I, 1, 45. R2 I, 3, 258. Troil.
IV, 5, 289. Caes. IV, 3, 152. Oth. I, 3, 260. III, 4,
179. 182. Cymb. III, 6, 74.
3) Euphemistically, = death: whose a. is no
less material to me than is his father's, Mcb. III, 1, 135.
4) Used for absent by Sir Hugh and Mrs Quickly:
Wiv. I, 1, 273. II, 2, 86.
Ábsent, adj. 1) not present: Meas. III, 1,
209. III, 2, 123. 129. IV, 2, 136. IV, 3, 150. Ado II,
2, 48. Merch. V, 285. As II, 2, 18. III, 1, 3. Alls II,
3, 189. III, 7, 34. Tw. 1, 5, 18. Wint. II, 3, 199.
John III, 4, 93. R2 I, 3, 259. H4A IV, 3, 86. V, 1, 49. H6C II, 2, 74. H8 II, 4, 231. Caes. IV, 3, 156. Oth. III, 3, 17. Cymb. III, 4, 109. the a. time = time of absence, R2 11, 3, 79; cf. Oth. III, 4, 174. With from: Sonn. 41, 2. 89, 9. 98, 1. Alls I, 3, 240. a. hence, Merch. V, 120.
2) separated: they have seemed to be together,
though a. Wint. I, 1, 32. lovers' a. hours, Oth. III,
4, 174.
Absent, vb. refl. to keep far, to abstain:
that I should yet a. me from your bed, Shr. Ind. 2,
125. a. thee from felicity awhile, Hml. V, 2, 358.
Absey-book, a primer, which sometimes in-
cluded a catechism: John I, 196.
Absolute, 1) unconditional, complete,
perfect: no perfection is so a. Lucr. 853. he needs
will be a. Milan, Tp. 1, 2, 109 (not only in name, or
partly, but perfectly). I have delivered to Lord Angelo
my a. power and place here in Vienna, Meas. I, 3, 13
2) a short catalogue, an inventory: he hath an a. for the remembrance of such places, Wiv. IV, 2, 63.
Absurd, (as for the accent, see App. 1, 1) con-
trary to reason, insipid: H6A V, 4, 137. Hml.
III, 2, 65. Ant. V, 2, 226. a fault to nature, to reason
most a. Hml. I, 2, 103.
(without restriction). pardon a. for yourself, H4A | pass his wishes; cf. Between and 'Tween. M. Edd. ob-
IV, 3, 50. upon such large terms and so a. H4B IV, struct, an unheard of substantive!).
1, 186 (unlimited, unconditional). there the people
had more a. power, Cor. III, 1, 116. Tim. V, 1, 165.
Lr. V, 3, 300. on whom I built an a. trust, Mcb. I, 4,
14. I speak not as in a. fear of you, IV, 3, 38 (in
unqualified fear, unallayed by the hope that you may
be honest). my soul hath her content so a. Oth. II, 1,
193. I do love her, not out of a. lust, but partly led to
diet my revenge, 301. by sea he is an a. master, Ant.
II, 2, 166. made her of lower Syria a. queen, III, 6,
11 (no more a vassal, but a sovereign). to you the
tribunes he commends his a. commission, Cymb. III, 7,
10 (with full authority). not a. madness could so far
have raved, IV, 2, 135.
2) positive, certain, decided, not doubt-
ful: a) of persons: be a. for death, Meas. III, 1, 5
(expect it with certainty, be sure to receive no par-
don). you are too a. Cor. III, 2, 39. how a. the knave
is! Hml. V, 1, 148. I am a. 'twas very Cloten, Cymb.
IV, 2, 106. how a. she's in it, Per. II, 5, 19.
b) of
things: mark you his a. Shall? Cor. III, 1, 90. with
an a. 'Sir, not I', Mcb. III, 6, 40. I have an a. hope,
Ant. IV, 3, 10.
3) highly accomplished, faultless, per-
fect: thou wouldst make an a. courtier, Wiv. III, 3,
66. as grave, as just, as a. as Angelo, Meas. V, 54.
a most a. and excellent horse, H5 III, 7, 27. an a.
gentleman, Hml. V, 2, 111. the a. soldiership you
have by land, Ant. III, 7, 43. a. Marina, Per. IV.
Prol. 31. Preceded by most, it serves as an appella-
tion expressing the highest veneration: most a. Sir,
Cor. IV, 5, 142. most a. lord, Ant. IV, 14, 117. Jest-
ingly: almost most a. Alexas, Ant. I, 2, 2.
Absolutely, completely, uncondition-
ally, without restriction: this shall a. re-
solve you, Meas. IV, 2, 225. to hear and a. to deter-
mine of what conditions we shall stand upon, H4B
IV, 1, 164.
Absyrtus, Medea's brother, killed and dismem-
bered by her: H6B V, 2, 59.
Abundance, great plenty: Sonn. I, 7. 23, 4.
37, 11. Tp. II, 1, 163. Alls I, 1, 12. John II, 148.
H4A II, 1, 63. H4B 1, 2, 52. IV, 4, 108. Cor. I, 1,
22. in a.: Sonn. 135, 10. Merch. I, 2, 4. Cor. II, 1,
19. Per. I, 4, 36.
Abundant, plentiful: Sonn. 97, 9. R2 I, 3,
257. V, 3, 65. Adverbially: Troil. II, 3, 16. Abundantly, plentifully: though a. they lack discretion, Cor. I, 1, 206.
Abuse, vb. 1) to put to a wrong use, mis-
apply: why dost thou a. the bounteous largess given
thee to give? Sonn. 4, 5. their gross painting might be
better used where cheeks need blood, in thee it is —d,
82, 14. LLL II, 227. if your lass interpretation should
a. Wint. IV, 4, 364 (misinterpret your behaviour).
2) to put to a bad use: who presently a. it
(their inherited gold) Lucr. 864. 994. 1529. As III,
2, 378. H4B IV, 2, 13. H6B V, 1, 172. Cor. V, 6, 86.
Ant. III, 6, 33.
3) to use ill, to maltreat: for my sake even
so doth she a. me, Sonn. 42, 7. who cannot a. a body
dead? Lucr. 1267. he shall not a. Robert Shallow,
Wiv. I, 1, 3. 1, 4, 5. Meas. III, 2, 215. Err. V, 199.
Mids. II, 2, 134. Shr. V, 1, 111. Tw. IV, 2, 51. 95.
R2 II, 3, 137. H5 III, 6, 117. IV, 8, 52. R3 I, 3, 52.
H8 1, 3, 28. Lr. II, 2, 156. III, 7, 91. IV, 7, 15. 53. Oth.
III, 3, 336. Ant. III, 6, 86.
4) to deface, to disfigure: thy face is
much-d with tears, Rom. IV, 1, 29. Metaphorically: him to the Moor in the rank garb, Oth. II, 1, 315 (calumniate him with the Moor as incontinent).
Absolution, remission of sins: Lucr. 354. Absolve, to remit (a sin), to pardon (a sin-a. ner): the willingest sin I ever yet committed may be d in English, H8 III, 1, 50. —d him with an axe, III, 2, 264. to make confession and to bed, Rom. III, 5, 233.
5) to offend, insult: do not a. my master's bounty by the undoing of yourself, Ant. V, 2, 43. you haved me: His meanest garment'! Cymb. II, 3, 154. Absolver, in Sin-absolver, q. v. 6) to disgrace, dishonour: my bed shall be Abstain, to refrain from indulgence:d, Wiv. II, 2, 306. this lord, who hath―d me, Alls Lucr. 130. With from: R2 II, 1, 76. V, 3, 299. shall flight a. your name? H6A IV, 5, 41. Abstemious, abstinent, temperate: Tp. Oth. IV, 2, 14. Per. I, 1, 126.
IV, 53.
7) to revile: hang him, he'll a. us, Tim. II, 2,
Abstinence, the refraining from the gra- 49. I am of life as honest as you that thus a. me, Oth.
tification of desire: Meas. I, 3, 12. IV, 2, 84. | V, 1, 123.
LLL IV, 3, 295. Hml. III, 4, 167.
8) to corrupt, to pervert: to draw forth your
noble ancestry from the corruption of -ing time, R3 | III, 7, 199. wicked dreams a. the curtained sleep, Mcb. II, 1, 50 (or deceive?). charms by which the pro-
perty of youth and maidhood may be ―d, Oth. I, 1,
174.1,2, 74. my sins a. my divination, Cymb. IV, 2, 351.
Abstract, subst. 1) a summary, epitome, abbreviation: by an a. of success, Alls IV, 3, 99 (by a successful summary proceeding; cf. Of). this little a. doth contain that large which died in Geffrey, John II, 101 (Prince Arthur being, as it were, a copy of his father Geffrey in miniature). brief a. and re- 9) to deceive: some enchanted trifle to a. me, cord of tedious days, R3 IV, 4, 28. they are the a. Tp. V, 112. the prince and Claudio have been mightily and brief chronicles of the time, Hml. II, 2, 548-d, Ado V, 2, 100. As III, 5, 80. IV, 1, 218. Tw. (Ff —s). a man who is the a. of all faults, Ant. I, 4, III, 1, 124. V, 22. Wint. II, 1, 141. Cor. III, 1, 58. 9 (a microcosm of sinfulness). I begged his pardon | Tit. II, 3, 87. Hml. II, 2, 632. Lr. IV, 1, 24. IV, 7, for return, which soon he granted, being an a. 'tween 77. V, 1, 11. Oth. IV, 2, 139. Cymb. I, 6, 131. III, his lust and him, III, 6, 61 (the shortest way for him 4, 105. 123. you are ―d = you are mistaken, Cymb. and his desires, the readiest opportunity to encom- I, 4, 124.
Passages which may be assigned to the 1st as
well as the 8th and 9th definitions: I have heard your
royal ear —d, Meas. V, 139. she doth a. our ears,
Alls V, 3,295. dreams a. the curtained sleep, Mcb. II,
1, 50. the whole ear of Denmark is rankly -d, Hml.
1, 5, 38. apt to have his ear―d, Lr. II, 4, 310. to a.
Othello's ear, Oth. I, 3, 401. In all these cases the
idea of deception is more or less predominant.
4) pronunciation: your accent is something
finer, As III, 2, 359. speaking thick became the -s
of the valiant, H4B II, 3, 25. neither having the a. o*
Abuse, subst. 1) application to a wrong Christians nor the gait of Christians, Hml. III, 2, 35.
or bad purpose: things growing to themselves are 5) word, expression: those same tongues
growth's a. Ven. 166. Rom. II, 3, 20. Caes. II, 1, 18. that give thee so thine own in other -s do this praise
2) ill treatment: so him I lose through my confound, Sonn. 69, 7. any a. breaking from thy tongue,
unkind a. Sonn. 134, 12. rejoice at the a. of Falstaff, John V, 6, 14. breathe short-winded -8 of new
Wiv. V, 3, 8. why hast thou broken faith with me, know- broils, H4A I, 1, 3. do not take his rougher -8 for
ing how hardly I can brook a.? H6B V, 1, 92. I let malicious sounds, Cor. III, 3, 55. these new tuners of
pass the a. done to my niece, H6C III, 3, 188. they 'll-s, Rom. II, 4, 30 (coiners of words).
take no offence at our a. IV, 1, 13.
3) deception: this is a strange a. Meas. V,
205. is it some a., and no such thing? Hml. IV, 7, 51.
cf. my strange and self-a. is the initiate fear that
wants hard use, Mcb. III, 4, 142.
4) offence, insult, injury: to find out this
a., whence 'tis derived, Meas. V, 247. how the villain
would close now after his treasonable· -s, 347. I shall |
drive you to confess the wilful a. H4B II, 4, 339. 340.
343 etc. answer thy a. H6B II, 1, 41.
5) corrupt practice or custom: reason is
the bawd to lust's a. Ven. 792. do nothing but use their
―s in common houses, Meas. II, 1, 43. the poor -s
of the time want countenance, H4A I, 2, 174. cries out
upons, IV, 3, 81. the time's a. Caes. II, 1, 115 (the
present state of things contrary to law and reason).
6) offence, crime: poor wretches have re-
morse in poors, Lucr. 269. this false night's-s,
1075. 1259. 1315. 1655. pardon my a. H6A II, 3,
67. give him chastisement for this a. IV, 1, 69. nor
tears nor prayers shall purchase out —s, Rom. III,
7) fault: they that level at my · -s reckon up
their own, Sonn. 121, 10. turn their own perfection to a. to seem like him, H4B II, 3, 27. it is my nature's plague to spy into —s, Oth. III, 3, 147.
Abuser, corrupter, depraver: an a. of the world, Oth. I, 2, 78; cf. 74.
Abut, to be contiguous, to meet: whose
high upreared and -ing fronts the perilous narrow
ocean parts asunder, H5 Prol. 21. the leafy shelter
-s against the island's side, Per. V, 1, 51
(doubtful passage).
Aby, to pay, to atone, to answer: lest
thou a. it dear, Mids. III, 2, 175. 335 (Ff abide).
Abysm, abyss, depth without a visible
bottom: Sonn. 112, 9. Tp. I, 2, 50. Ant. III,
13, 147.
Academe, (0. Edd. Achademe) academy, school
of philosophers: LLL I, 1, 13. IV, 3, 303. 352.
Accent, subst. 1) modulation of the voice
in speaking: you find not the apostraphas, and so
miss the a. LLL IV, 2, 124. action and a. did they
teach him, V, 2, 99. well spoken, with good a. and
good discretion, Hml. II, 2, 489.
2) sound of the voice: a terrible oath, with
a swaggering a. sharply twanged off, Tw. III, 4, 197. the a. of his tongue affecteth him, John 1, 86. R2 V, 1, 47. R3 IV, 4, 158. Troil. I, 3, 53. Lr. I, 4, 1. in second a. of his ordnance, H5 II, 4, 126 (echo).
6) speech, language: midst the sentence so
her a. breaks, Lucr. 566. throttle their practised a. in
their fears, Mids. V, 97. in states unborn and -s yet
unknown, Caes. III, 1, 113. beguiled you in a plain a.
Lr. II, 2, 117.
Accept, vb. to receive of one's own ac-
cord, not to refuse; followed by an accus.:
Merch. I, 2, 101 (cf. H6C III, 3, 249). IV, 2, 9. V,
197. Shr. Ind. I, 82. II, 83. 102. Wint. II, 1, 131.
R2 II, 3, 162. H4A V, 1, 115. H6A III, 1, 149. III,
3, 82. IV, 1, 120. V, 4, 151. H6B I, 3, 216. V, 1, 15.
H6C III, 3, 249. R3 III, 7, 214. 221. IV, 4, 310.
Troil. V, 2, 189. Cor. V, 3, 15. V, 4, 62. Tit. 1, 222.
Tim. I, 1, 156. I, 2, 177. 190. IV, 3, 495. Per. Prol.
12. 1, 4, 107. With of: Shr. II, 59. IV, 2, 111.
H4A IV, 3, 112. H6A V, 3, 80. Tim. I, 1, 135.
-ed = agreeable, welcome: in most -ed pain,
Troil. III, 3, 30.
Accept, subst. acceptance: pass our a. H5
V, 2, 82 (declare our acceptance).*
Acceptable, to be received with content
and pleasure: what a. audit canst thou leave?
Sonn. 4, 12.
Acceptance, free and favourable recep- tion; 1) act. = = accepting: I leave him to your gracious a. Merch. IV, 1, 165. poured it to her a. Wint. IV, 4, 362. H5 I, 1, 83. Cor. II, 3, 9. Oth. III, 3, 470. 2) pass. being accepted: shall will in others seem right gracious, and in my will no fair a.
shine? Sonn. 135, 8. makes it assured of a. Lucr.
Ded. 3. their kind a. weepingly beseeched, Compl.
207. for their sake let this a. take, H5 Epil. 14.
Access (áccess in Hml. II, 1, 110), admit- tance: Gent. III, 2, 60. IV, 2, 4. Shr. II, 98. Tw. I,
4, 16. Wint. V, 2, 119. Rom. II Chor. 9. Mcb. I, 5,
45. With pers. pron.: Shr. I, 2, 269. Cor. V, 2, 85.
Hml. II, 1, 110. With of: Shr. I, 2, 261. Wint. II,
2, 11. With to or unto: Gent. III, 1, 109. Meas. II,
2, 19. II, 4, 18. As I, 1, 98. Shr. I, 1, 119. I, 2, 127.
Wint. V, 1, 87. H4B IV, 1, 78. H8 III, 2, 17. Cor. V, 2, 85. Hml. II, 1, 110. Oth. III, 1, 38. Per. II, 5, 7.
Accessary, adj. guilty, participating in
guilt: inclined to a. yieldings, Lucr. 1658. to both
their deaths thou shalt be a. R3 I, 2, 192.
Accessary, subst. accomplice: an a. to all
sins, Lucr. 922. I an a. needs must be to that sweet
thief, Sonn. 35, 13. I am your a. Alls II, 1, 35
Accessible, to be arrived at, approach- able: a. is none but Milford way, Cymb. III, ! 2, 84.
Accidence, a book containing the rudi- ments of grammar: Wiv. IV, 1, 16.
Accident, 1) casualty, chance: Sonn. 115, 5. 124, 5. Compl. 247. Tp. I, 2, 178. Meas. IV, 3, 81. Merch. V, 278. Wint. IV, 4, 19. 549. Troil. III, 3, 83. IV, 5, 262. Rom. V, 3, 251. Hml. III, 1, 30. IV, 7,69.122. Ant. IV, 14, 84. V, 2, 6. Cymb. V, 5, 76. 278. 2) incident, event: these happened —s, Tp.
V, 250. the story of my life and the particular -s
gone by, 305. this is an a. of hourly proof, Ado II, 1, 188. Mids. IV, 1, 73. Tw. IV, 3, 11. H4A 1, 2, 231. H6A V, 3, 4. Rom. V, 2, 27. Hml. III, 2, 209. Oth. IV, 2, 231. V, 1, 94.
3) mischance, misfortune: forced by need
and a. Wint. V, 1, 92. dismay not at this a. H6A III,
3, 1. by some unlooked for a. cut off, R3 1, 3, 214.
this a. is not unlike my dream, Oth. I, 1, 143. moving
-s, 1, 3, 135. the shot of a. nor dart of chance, IV,
1, 278. all solemn things should answer solemn —s,
Cymb. IV, 2, 192. with mortal -s opprest, V, 4, 99.
Accidental, 1) casual, fortuitous: Caes.
IV, 3, 146. Hml. V, 2, 393.
2) incidental, occasional: the doors, the
wind, the glove, that did delay him, he takes for a.
things of trial, Lucr. 326 (not inherent to the like
undertakings, but occasionally happening), thy sin's
not a., but a trade, Meas. III, 1, 149.
Accidentally, by accident, fortuitously:
Err. V, 361. LLL IV, 2, 143. Cor. IV, 3, 40.
Accite, to cite, to summon: we will a. our
state, H4B V, 2, 141. he by the senate is ―d home,
Tit. I, 27. Misprinted for excite: H4B II, 2, 64.
Acclamation, shouts of applause: Lucr.
Arg. 25. Cor. I, 9, 51.
2) to perform, to fulfil: with honourable action, such as he hath observed in noble ladies unto their lords, by themed, Shr. Ind. I, 112. which holy undertaking sheed, Alls IV, 3, 60. all the number of his fair demands shall be ―ed, R2 III, 3, 124. to a. his projects, Cor. V, 6, 34. the vision is ―ed, Cymb. V, 5, 470.
3) to gain, to obtain (cf. Achieve): to a.
twenty golden crowns, H6C III, 2, 152. what you
cannot as you would achieve, you must perforce a. as you may, Tit. II, 1, 107. performance, work: who this a. so hotly chased, Lucr. 716. turning the a. of many years into an hourglass, H5 Prol. 30.
Accompt, see Account.
Accomptant, see Accountant.
Accord, subst. 1) harmony of sounds:
gamut I am, the ground of all a. Shr. III, 1, 73.
2) concord, harmony of minds: be at a.
As I, 1, 67. neighbourhood and christian-like a. H5
V, 2, 381.
3) just correspondence of one thing
with another: how can I grace my talk, wanting a
hand to give it that a.? Tit. V, 2, 18 (Ff to give it
action).
4) consent: let your will attend on their -8,
Err. II, 1, 25 (do not desire but what they consent
to). on mine own a. Wint. II, 3, 63. with full a. to
our demands, H5 V, 2, 71. this a. of Hamlet sits smi-
ling to my heart, Hml. I, 2, 123.
5) assent: they have galls, good arms, strong
joints, true swords, and Jove's a., nothing so full of
heart, Troil. I, 3, 238 (Jove's assent that nothing is
so full of heart. M. Edd. and, Jove's accord!)*
Accord, vb. to agree: my consent and fair
3, 90. As V, 4, 139. By with: H6B III, 1, 269. H6C
III, 2, 77. By an inf.: Compl. 3. H5 II, 2, 86.
Accordant, of the same mind, well in-
clined: if he found her a. Ado I, 2, 14.
Accommodate, (cf. Unaccommodated), to
supply with conveniences: a soldier is better—ing voice, Rom. I, 2, 19. Followed by to: Gent. I,
-d (Qq a.) than with a wife, H4B III, 2, 72 (where
Shallow's and Bardolph's remarks prove that the
word was not yet in daily use, but rather affected).
the safer sense will ne'er a. his master thus, Lr. IV,
6, 81. d by the place, Cymb. V, 3, 32 (favoured).
Accommodation, supply of convenien-
ces, comfort: all the -s that thou bearest are
nursed by baseness, Meas. III, 1, 14. with such a. and
besort as levels with her breeding, Oth. I, 3, 239.
Accompany, (the pass. always followed by
with, never by by), to keep company, to attend,
not only on a walk or journey: Lucr. Arg. 4. 18.
Shr. I, 2, 106. Wint. IV, 2, 53. Tit. 1, 333. II, 3, 78.
Tim. I, 1, 89. Cor. IV, 3, 41. But also in a state of
rest: joy and fresh days of love a. your hearts, Mids.
V, 30. how thou art -ed, H4A II, 4, 440 (in what
company thou livest). III, 2, 16. H4B IV, 4, 15. 52.
R3 III, 5, 99. H8 IV, 1, 25. Cor. III, 3, 6. Tit. 1,
358. Mcb. V, 3, 24.
Accomplice, co-operator, fellow in arms:
success unto our valiant general, and happiness to his
-s! H6A V, 2, 9 (cf. Complice).
Accomplish, 1) to make complete, to
furnish with what is wanting: -ed with that
we lack, Merch. III, 4, 61. -ed with the number of
thy hours, R2 II, 1, 177 (of thy age). the armourers
-ing the knights, H5 IV Chor. 12. well-ed, quite
accomplished, in the modern sense, Gent. IV, 3, 13.
-ed, absol. = perfect: Compl. 116. Tw. III, 1, 95.
Cymb. I, 4, 101. 103.
According, 1) agreeably, in proportion;
with to: and was, a. to his estate, royally entertained,
Lucr. Arg. 14. Gent. I, 2, 8. II, 4, 83. III, 2, 12. IV,
3, 8. Wiv. I, 1, 162. Meas. IV, 3, 83. V, 510. Err.
1, 2, 6. Mids. I, 1, 44. I, 2, 3. III, 1, 78. Merch. 1, 2,
41. II, 2, 65. IV, 1, 235. As V, 4, 67. 181. Shr. IV,
3, 95. Tw. IV, 3, 31. Wint. III, 3, 30. John V, 2,
118. R2 I, 1, 2. H4A III, 1, 71. H4B V, 5, 73. H5
II, 2, 35. V, 2, 362. H6B II, 4, 95. 99. H6C II, 2,
152. Cor. II, 1, 4. Caes. III, 1, 295. V, 5, 76. Mcb.
III, 1, 97. V, 6, 6. Hml. II, 1, 47. II, 2, 552. Cymb
II, 3, 63. With as: a. as marriage binds, As V, 4, 59.
a. as your ladyship desired, H6A II, 3, 12. H6B III,
2, 12. Caes. I, 2, 261.
2) accordingly, conformably: and squa-
rest thy life a. Meas. V, 487.
Accordingly, according to it, conform -
ably: Meas. II, 3, 8. Ado III, 2, 125. John II,
231. H4A I, 3, 3. H6A II, 2, 60. Ant. 1, 2, 78. III,
9, 4. Cymb. I, 0, 24. he is very great in knowledge
and a. valiant, Alls II, 5, 9 (= as valiant).
Accost, to board, to make up to, to
address: Tw. I, 3, 52 (not understood by Sir An-
drew). III, 2, 23. As for Troil. IV, 5, 59 see Coast, vb.*
Account, subst. (in F1 13 times accompt, 17
times account) 1) reckoning: tell o'er the sad a. of
fore-bemoaned moan, Sonn. 30, 11. upon remainder of | Sonn. 117, 10 (add suspicion to what has been plainly a dear a. R2 I, 1, 130. H4B I, 1, 167. H5 Prol. 17. proved). what piles of wealth hath he d! HS III, 2, H6B IV, 2, 93 (to cast a.) R3 V, 3, 11. Rom. I, 5, 107. on horror's head horrors a. Oth. III, 3, 370. 120. Tim. II, 2, 142. a beggarly a. of empty boxes, Accumulation, amassing, plentiful acquiRom. V, 1, 45 (= store). sition: quick a. of renown, Ant. III, 1, 19.
2) computation: at your hand the a. of hours to crave, Sonn. 58, 3 (cf. def. 4). then in the number let me pass untold, though in thy stores' a. I one must be, 136, 10. our compelled sins stand more for number than for a. Meas. II, 4, 58 (are rather numbered than put to our score; cf. def. 4). our duty is so rich, so infinite, that we may do it still without a. LLL V, 2, | 200. in virtues, beauties, livings, friends, exceed a. Merch. III, 2, 159. Wint. II, 3, 198. H4A III, 2, 176. H6C III, 1, 35. H8 III, 2, 210. Tim. II, 2, 3. Oth. 1, 3, 5. 3) estimation: no truth of such a. Sonn. 62, 6. to stand high in your a. Merch. III, 2, 157. when you were in place and in a. nothing so strong and fortunate as I, H4A V, 1, 37. his achievements of no less a. H6A II, 3, 8. make high a. of you, R3 III, 2, 71. no dearer in my a. Lr. I, 1, 21.
4) explanation given to a superior, answering for conduct (see above Sonn. 58, 3 and Meas. II, 4, 58): to make an a. of her life to Ado II, 1, 65 (Ff to make a.). to render an a. IV, 1, 338. my a. I well may give, Wint. IV, 3, 21. when the last a. 'twixt heaven and earth is to be made, John IV, 2,216. I will call him to so strict a. H4A III, 2, 149. he shall come to his a. Cor. IV, 7, 18. whene'er we come to our a. 26. none can call our power to a. Mcb. V, 1, 43. sent to my a. Hml. I, 5, 78.
Accursed, (trisyll.), cursed, doomed to misery and destruction: a. tower, a. fatal hand! H6A 1, 4, 76. thou foul a. minister of hell, V, 4, 93. the brat of this a. duke, H6C 1, 3, 4. their a. line, 32. a. and unquiet wrangling days, R3 II, 4, 55. O my a. womb, IV, 1, 54. IV, 4, 138. my a. sons, Tit. II, 3, 290. III, 1, 66. this a. devil, V, 3, 5. this a. deed, 64. Tim. 1, 1, 268. stand aye a. in the calendar, Mcb. IV, 1, 134. a. be that tongue, V, 8, 17.
Accursed (dissyll.) or Accurst (cf. Cursed and Curst), 1) cursed, doomed to misery: O time most a. Gent. V, 4, 71. a. be he that seeks to make them foes, H6C I, 1, 205. thou art the cause, and most a. effect, R3 I, 2, 120. IV, 1, 72. Tit. IV, 2, 79. Rom. IV, 5, 43. Tim. IV, 3, 34. Mcb. III, 6, 49. IV, 3, 107. Cymb. V, 5, 154.
2) unhappy, miserable: the more am I a. Ven. 1120. how a. in being so blest, Wint. II, 1, 38. most a. am I to be enjoined to this, III, 3, 52. O thoughts of men a.! past and to come seems best, things present worst, H4B 1, 3, 107. H5 IV, 3, 65. H6A V, 2, 18. Tim. IV, 2, 42. Hml. III, 2, 189.
Only twice occurring in prose: security enough to make fellowships a. Meas. III, 2, 242. I am a. to rob in that thief's company, H4A II, 2, 10 (it is my ill luck to etc.)
Accusation, 1) the act of charging one with crime or offence: be you constant in the a. Ado II, 2, 55. with public a. IV, 1, 307. Wint. III, 2, 32. H4A 1, 3, 68. H8 III, 1, 54. Cor. III, 1, 127.
Account, vb. (never accompt), 1) tr. with a double accus., to esteem, to think: I a. myself highly prai-a sed, Ven. Ded. 3. Lucr. 1245. Meas. III, 2, 203. LLL IV, 1, 25. Merch. IV, 1, 417. Shr. IV, 3, 183. Tw. II, 1, 27. Wint. I, 2, 347. John III, 4, 122. H4A V, 1, 95. H6A II, 4, 120. H6C III, 2, 169. R3 V, 3, 108. Cor. 1, 1, 15.43. Tim. II, 2, 110. Mcb. 1, 7,39. IV, 2, 77. Hml. III, 2, 105. they a. his head upon the bridge, R3 III, 2, 72 (i. e. in their opinion his head is already set on London bridge, and consequently in a high position). Cymb. 1,6,80 (read: account 's).
2) intr. with of, a) to judge, to estimate: I a. of them as jewels purchased at an easy price, Tit. III, 1, 198. he that otherwise -8 of me, Per. II, 5, 63. b) to make account, to esteem: I a. of her beauty, Gent. II, 1, 66.
In Per. Prol. 30 the pass. part. is dissyll.; O. Edd. account'd, M. Edd. account.
Accountant, (O. Edd. accountant and accomptant), adj. liable to penalty, punishable, obnoxious to justice: his offence is so, as it appears a. to the law upon that pain, Meas. II, 4, 86. I stand a. for as great a sin, Oth. II, 1, 302.
Accoutered, fully dressed, fully equipped: when we are both a. like young men, Merch. III, 4, 63 (Q1 apparelled). a. as Iwas, I plunged in, Caes. I, 2, 105. Accoutrement, dress, equipage: not only in the simple office of love, but in all the a., complement and ceremony of it, Wiv. IV, 2, 5. point-device in your -8, As III, 2, 402. I can change these poor-s, Shr. III, 2, 121. in habit and device, exterior form, outward a. John I, 211.
Accrue, to grow, to be earned: profits will a. H5 11, 1, 117 (Pistol's speech).
Accumulate, to heap: on just proof surmise a.
2) that which constitutes the charge: to produce more a. Wint. II, 3, 117. read these -s and these grievous crimes, R2 IV, 223. roar these · -s forth, H6A III, 1, 40. Cor. I, 1, 46. III, 2, 140. his a. = a) the charge brought by him: Meas. II, 4, 157. III, 1, 201. Ado IV, 1, 235. V, 1, 249. H6B 1, 3, 206. Ant. III, 6, 23. b) the charge brought against him: which contradicts my a. Wint. III, 2, 24. to his -8 he pleaded still not guilty, H8 II, 1, 12. Accusative, the objective case in grammar: what is your a. case? Wiv. IV, 1, 45. Accuse, subst., accusation: York by false a. doth level at my life, H6B III, 1, 160.
Accuse, vb., to charge with a fault or crime; followed by a simple accus.: Sonn. 117, 1, Meas. IV, 3, 148. IV, 6, 2. V, 140. 160. 305. 309. Ado IV, 1, 179. 217. 234. IV, 2, 40. 50. V, 2, 99. V, 4, 2. Merch. IV, 1, 129. Alls 1, 1, 149. V, 3, 289. Wint. I, 1, 17. 11,3, 204. R2 1, 1, 47. V, 2, 13. H4B IV, 5, 166. H6A V, 4, 81. H6B 1,3. 192. III, 1, 103. R31, 2, 85. 1, 3, 27.1, 4, 139. III, 2, 95. HS II, 1, 24. II, 4, 122. V, 3, 50. 56. Cor. 1, 1, 100. III, 2, 143. V, 6, 5. Tit. V, 1, 130. Tim. IV, 3, 334. Lr. III, 7, 39. Ant. III, 6, 23. Cymb. II, 3, 115. V, 4, 95. Per. IV, 2, 76. the -ed = the-d person, R2 1, 1, 17. With of: Sonn. 58, 8. 152, 5. Meas. V, 195. Wint. III, 2, 13. H6B I, 3, 180. 185. Cor. I, 1, 92. Hml. III, 1, 124. Ant. III, 5, 10. IV, 6, 19. Cymb. III, 4, 49. what man is he you are -d of? Ado IV, 1, 178, in the same sense as: Polixenes with whom I am-d, Wint. III, 2, 63. Followed by in: a. him in his intent towards our wives, Wiv. II, 1, 180.
« iepriekšējāTurpināt » |