1, 2, 264. Mcb. IV, 3, 208. Hml. I, 5, 123. Ant. I, 4, 43 etc. Followed by a comparative: I like it never the better for that, Wiv. II, 1, 186. I will love thee ne'er the less, Shr. I, 1, 77 (cf. Ne'ertheless). better far off than near be ne'er the near, R2 V, 1, 88 (= not the nearer for being near). when our throats are cut, he may be ransomed, and we ne'er the wiser, H5 IV, 1,206. Nevil, family name of the Earls of Salisbury and Warwick: H4B III, 1, 66. HCB 1, 1, 240. 1, 3, 76. II, 2, 8. 80. III, 2, 215. IV, 1, 91. V, 1, 202. New, adj. 1) lately made or come into being, recent in origin, novel, fresh: of the est Poor-John, Tp. II, 2, 28. a n. jerkin, Wiv. 1, 3, 18. a n. doublet, III, 3, 35. fresh and n. IV, 5, 9. a n. doublet, Ado 11, 3, 19. coat, III, 2, 7. tire, III, 4, 13. nuts, Mids. IV, 1, 40. ribbons, IV, 2, 37. liveries, Merch. II, 2, 117. justian, Shr. IV, 1, 49. map, Tw. III, 2, 85. a fine n. prince, Wint. II, 1, 17. chimney, H4A II, 1, 3. fresh and n. III, 2, 55. silk, H4B 1, 2, 222. petticoat, 11, 2, 89. link, V, 1, 23. snow, Rom. III, 2, 19. honours, Mcb. I, 3, 144. —est gloss, 1, 7, 34. n. robes, II, 4, 38. this fresh n. sea-farer, Per. III, 1, 41 etc. etc. 2) lately introduced to our knowledge, unknown before, recently discovered: what's n. to speak, what | n. to register, Sonn. 108, 3. thy pyramids built up with -er might, 123, 2. O brave n. world, Tp. V, 183. 'tis n. to thee, 184. the remembrance of my former love is by aer object quite forgotten, Gent. II, 4, 195. n. fashion, LLL I, 1, 165. all but n. things disdain, All's I, 2, 61. what old or —er torture, Wint. | III, 2, 178. of the est and finest wear, IV, 4, 327. how n. is husband in my mouth, John III, 1, 305. so it (a vanity) be n. R2 II, 1, 25. commit the oldest sins the-est kind of ways, H4B IV, 5, 127. n. customs, H8 1, 3, 2. opinions, V, 3, 17. sect, 81. make n. nations, V, 5, 53. a n. Gorgon, Mcb. II, 3, 77 etc. 3) renovated, repaired, additional, repeated: I will furnish it anon with n. contents, Tp. II, 2, 146. a fortnight hold we this solemnity in nightly revels and n. jollity, Mids. V, 377. the next n. moon, I, 1, 83. there begins n. matter, As IV, 1, 81. n. flight, John V, 4, 60. with a n. wound in your thigh, H4A V, 4, 131. history his loss to n. remembrance, H4B IV, 1, 204. n. courage, H6A III, 3, 87. to my determined time thou gavest n. date, IV, 6, 9. made n. head, Cor. III, 1, 1. infuse n. life in me, Tit. I, 461. break to n. mutiny, Rom. Prol. 3. n. supplies of men, Mcb. I, 2, 32. each n. morn, IV, 3, 4. n. wars, Ant. III, 4, 4 etc. 3) recently produced by change, other than before: to mourn some ―er way, Lucr. 1365. mine appetite I'll never more will grind on ―er proof, Sonn. 110, 11. n. faith torn in vowing n. hate after n. love bearing, 152, 3. 4. Caliban has a n. master: get a n. man, Tp. 11, 2, 189. plead a n. state in thy unrivalled merit, Gent. V, 4, 144. he hath every month a n. sworn brother, Ado I, 1, 73. to seek n. friends, Mids. I, 1, 219. thy n. master, Merch. II, 3, 6. II, 4, 18. seek no n. (fortune) III, 2, 135. my n. mistress, As III, 2, 92. All's II, 3, 258. a hazard of n. fortunes, John II, 71. n. exactions, R2 II, 1, 249. as I intend to thrive in this n. world, IV, 78 (changed by the events lately happened). n. care won, 197. win a n. world's crown, V, 1, 24. in this n. spring of time, V, 2, 50. God make thee n. V, 3, 146. n. broils, H4A 1, 1, 3. by n. act of parliament, H6C II, 2, 91. they have all n. legs, and lame ones, HS I, 3, 11. a n. father, Mcb. IV, 2, 63. n. widows, IV,3,5. a —er friend, Oth. III, 4, 181. 4) received or instated since a short time: once more, n. servant, welcome, Gent. II, 4, 118. the n. governor, Meas. I, 2, 161. 169. the n. gloss of your marriage, Ado III, 2, 6. my n. interest here, Merch. III, 2, 224. the n. duke, As I, 1, 105. my n. mistress, Shr. IV, 1, 26. his n. bride, H6B 1, 1, 252. am become as n. into the world, Troil. III, 3, 12. he can report of the revolt the est state, Mcb. I, 2, 3. what's the -est grief, IV, 3, 174. here comes -er comfort, V, 8, 53 etc. New, adv. 1) since a very short time, freshly: proofs n. bleeding, Compl. 153. so they were bleeding n., there's no meat like 'em, Tim. I, 2, 80. out of a n. sad soul, LLL V, 2, 741. 2) so as to restore to a primitive state: my shame so dead, mine honour is n. born, Lucr. 1190. my old age n. born, 1759. this were to be n. made when thou art old, Sonn. 2, 13. as he takes from you, I engraft you n. 15, 14. on Helen's cheek all art of beauty set, and you in Grecian tires are painted n. 53, 8. robbing no old to dress his beauty n. 68, 12. love's brand n. fired, 153, 9. n. dyed, Tp. II, 1, 63. mercy then will breathe within your lips, like man n. made, Meas. II, 2,79 (i. e. redeemed and regenerated by divine grace. cf. renewed, in Sonn. 111, 8). are you a god? would you create me n.? Err. III, 2, 39. a silver bow n. bent in heaven, Mids. I, 1, 10 (O. Edd. now bent). beauty doth varnish age, as if n. born, LLL IV, 3, 244. how much honour picked from the chaff and ruin of the times to be n. varnished, Merch. II, 9, 49. furbish n. the name of John of Gaunt, R2 1, 3, 76. to line and n. repair our towns of war, H5 II, 4, 7. to n. store France with bastard warriors, III, 5, 31. a vessel that is n. trimmed, HS 1, 2, 80. I feel my heart n. opened, III, 2, 366. her ashes n. create another heir, V, 5, 42. with a heart n. fired, Caes. II, 1, 332. n. added, IV, 3, 209. n. built, Cymb. I, 5, 59. and shall make your lord, that which he is, n. o'er, I, 6, 165. 3) in a manner not known before: to n. found methods and to compounds strange, Sonn. 76, 4. all my best is dressing old words n. 11. n. fangled ill, 91, 3. full of n. found oaths, Gent. IV, 4, 134. old Adam n. apparelled, Err. IV, 3, 14. in May's n. fangled mirth, LLL I, 1, 106. more n. fangled than an ape, As IV, 1, 152. so n. a fashioned robe, John IV, 2, 27. with n. tuned oaths, H5 III, 6, 80. is it his use? or did the letters work upon his blood and n. create this fault? Oth. IV, 1, 287. 4) in another manner than before: so love's face may still seem love to me, though altered n. Sonn. 93, 3. n. created the creatures that were mine, Tp. I, 2, 81. n. formed them, 83. you shall be n. christened in the Tower, R3 I, 1, 50. I'll be n. baptized, Rom. II, 2, 50. 5) anew, afresh, again: his n. appearing sight, Sonn. 7, 3. and with old woes n. wail my dear time's waste, 30, 4. which I n. pay as if not paid before, 12. by n. unfolding his imprisoned pride, 52, 12. she was n. lodged, Compl. 84. would again betray the forebetrayed, and n. pervert a reconciled maid, 329. go back again, and be n. beaten home, Err. II, 1, 76. now thou and I are n. in amity, Mids. IV, 1, 92. I'll n. woo my queen, Wint. III, 2, 157. an ancient tale n. told, John IV, 2, 18. before you were n. crowned, 35. n. lamenting ancient oversights, H4B 11, 3, 47. I Richard's body have interred n. H5 IV, 1, 312. who set this ancient quarrel n. abroach? Rom. I, 1, 111. aroused vengeance sets him n. at work, Hml. II, 2, 510. 6) lately, recently, freshly: n. fallen snow, Ven. 354. the n. sprung flower, 1171. a n. killed bird, Lucr. 457. lips n. waxen pale, 1663. where two contracted n. come daily to the banks, Sonn. 56, 10. till n. born chins be rough, Tp. 11, 1, 249. evils by remissness n. conceived, Meas. II, 2, 96. this n. married man, V, 405. my n. trothed lord, Ado III, 1, 38. a n. devised courtesy, LLL 1, 2, 66. a n. crowned monarch, Merch. III, 2, 50. a messenger n. come from Padua, IV, 1, 109. to seal love's bonds n. made, II, 6, 6. this n. fallen dignity, As V, 4, 182. as one n. risen from a dream, Shr. IV, 1, 189. her n. built virtue and obedience, V, 2, 118. I met with things n. born, Wint. III, 3, 117. n. made honour doth forget men's names, John I, 187. one n. burned, III, 1, 278. a n. untrimmed bride, 209. even before this truce, but n. before, 233. as red as n. enkindled fire, IV, 2, 163. I am a prophet n. inspired, R2 II, 1, 31. a gasping n. delivered mother, II, 2, 65. the n. made king, V, 2, 45. the n. come spring, 47. n. lighted from his horse, H4A1, 1,63. his chin n. reaped, 1, 3, 34. your n. fallen right, V, 1, 44. n. healed wound, H4B I, 2, 166. n. dated letters, IV, 1, 8. a n. married wife, H5 V, 2, 190. your honours n. begot, H6A I, 1, 79. a holy prophetess n. risen up, 1, 4, 102. his n. come champion, II, 2, 20. a man n. haled from the rack, 11, 5, 3. the n. made duke, H6B 1, 1, 109. I, 2, 95. his n. made bride, H6C III, 3, 207. n. committed to the bishop of York, IV, 4, 11. whiles thy head is warm and n. cut off, V, 1, 55. the n. delivered Hastings, R3 1, 1, 121. the n. healed wound, II, 2, 125. my unblown flowers, n. appearing sweets, IV, 4, 10. a n. ta'en sparrow, Troil. III, 2, 36. n. born gawds, III, 3, 176. this n. made empress, Tit. II, 1, 20. n. married ladies, II, 2, 15. thy n. transformed limbs, 11, 3, 64. n. shed blood, 200. but n. struck nine, Rom. I, 1, 167. her n. beloved, II Prol. 12 (or adj.?). a n. made grave, IV, 1, 84. warm and n. killed, V, 3, 197. the n. made bridegroom, 235. n. planted orchards, Caes. III, 2, 253. a n. born babe, Mcb. 1, 7, 21. n. hatched, 11, 3, 64. each n. hatched comrade, Hml. 1, 3, 65 (Ff unhatched). n. born babe, III, 3, 71. n. lighted, III, 4, 59. n. adopted to our hate, Lr. I, 1, 206. their precious stones n. lost, V, 3, 190. Most of the compounds registered below are not hyphened in O. Edd. New-added: Caes. IV, 3, 209. New-appearing: Sonn. 7, 3. R3 IV, 4, 10. New-before: John III, 1, 233. New-begot: H6A I, 1, 79. New-beloved: Rom. II Prol. 12. New-bent: Mids. I, 1, 10 (O. Edd. now bent). New-born: Lucr. 1190. 1759. Tp. II, 1, 249. LLL IV, 3, 244. Wint. III, 3, 117. Troil. III, 3, 176. Mcb. 1, 7, 21. Hml. III, 3, 71. New-built: Shr. V, 2, 118. Cymb. I, 5, 59. New-crowned: Merch. III, 2, 50. John IV, 2, 35. New-dated, of a new date, recently written: n. letters, H4B IV, 1, 8. New-delivered: R2 II, 2, 65. R3 1, 1, 121. New-dyed: Tp. II, 1, 63. New-enkindled: John IV, 2, 163. New-fallen: Ven. 354. As V, 4, 182. H4A V, 1, 44. New-fangled, given to foppish love of fashionable finery: Sonn. 91, 3. LLL I, 1, 106. As IV, 1, 152. New-fired: Sonn. 153, 9. Caes. II, 1, 332. New-found: Gent. IV, 4, 134. Sonn. 76, 4. Newgate, name of a prison in London: two and two, N. fashion, H4A III, 3, 104 (prisoners being fastened two and two together). New-haled: H6A II, 5, 3. New-hatched: Mcb. II, 3, 64. Hml. 1, 3, 65 (Ff unhatched). New-healed: H4B 1, 2, 166. R3 II, 2, 125. New-killed: Lucr. 457. Rom. V, 3, 197. New-lost: Lr. V, 3, 190. Newly, 1) in a new manner different from the former: by deed-achieving honour n. named, Cor. II, 1, 190. which would be planted n. with the time, Mcb. V, 8, 65. 2) anew, afresh, as in the beginning: as reproof and reason beat it (my will) dead, by thy bright beauty was it n. bred, Lucr. 490. she was new lodged and n. deified, Compl. 84. he hath ta'en you n. into his grace, Adol, 3, 23. I will have that subject n. writ o'er, LLL I, 2, 120. the organs break up their drowsy grave and n. move, H5 IV, 1, 22. ... 3) since a very short time, very lately, just now: as Falstaff, she and I, are n. met, Wiv. IV, 4, 52. n. in the seat, Meas. 1, 2, 165. none of Pygmalion's images, n. made woman, III, 2,48. friends but n. found, LLL V, 2, 761. morning roses n. washed with dew, Shr. II, 174. you are but n. come, IV, 2, 86. what hath n. passed between this youth and me, Tw. V, 158. a piece many years in doing and now n. performed, Wint. V, 2, 105. the statue is but n. fixed, V, 3, 47. this royal hand and mine are n. knit, John III, 1, 226. so n. joined in love, 240. the days but n. gone, H4B IV, 1, 80. their stings and teeth n. ta'en out, IV, 5, 206. the Duke of York is n. come from Ireland, H6B IV, 9, 24. n. preferred from the king's secretary, H8 IV, 1, 102. but n. planted in your throne, Tit. 1, 444. who had but n. entertained revenge, Rom. III, 1, 176. bleeding, warm and n. dead, V, 3, 175. n. alighted, Tim. 1, 2, 181. when sects and factions were n. born, III, 5, 30. here is n. come to court Laertes, Hml. V, 2, 110. whose breath these hands have n. stopped, Oth. V, 2, 202. the hated, grown to strength, are n. grown to love, Newness, 1) novelty: whether it be the fault and glimpse of n. Meas. I, 2, 162. 2) recentness: n. of Cloten's death, Cymb. IV, 4, 9. 3) state differing from the former, change: new flight, and happy n., that intends old right, John V, 4, 61. New-opened: H8 III, 2, 366. New-pay: Sonn. 30, 12. New-pervert: Compl. 329. New-planted: Caes. III, 2, 253. New-reaped: H4A I, 3, 34.* New-repair: H5 II, 4, 7. New-risen: Shr. IV, 1, 189. H6A I, 4, 102. News (dissyll. and spelt newes in R3 IV, 4, 536; Qq tidings), fresh information, tidings: Ven. 658. Lucr. 255. Sonn. 140, 8. Gent. I, 3, 55. III, 1, 205. 284. Meas. III, 2, 86. 90. Ado I, 2, 4. V, 1, 111. LLL II, 255. V, 2, 81. Merch. 1, 3, 39. III, 1, 1. III, | 2, 241. As I, 1, 102 (what's the new n.?). I, 2, 104. Wint. V, 2, 23. H6B 1, 1, 237. III, 1, 86. H6C II, 1, 4. Cymb. III, 4, 12 etc. etc. Used as a singular: Tp. V, 221. Gent. I, 1,58 (what n. else betideth here). 1, 3, 56. II, 4, 52. Wiv. II, 2, 140. Meas. III, 2, 243. Ado V, 2, 103. LLL V, 2, 726. John 1, 4, 164. V, 3, 12. V, 6, 21. R2 III, 4, 74. 82. H4A 1, 1, 58. H4B I, 1, 59. IV, 2, 70. IV, 4, 109. H6A V, 3, 167. H6B II, 1, 180. H6C III, 1, 31. Cor. I, 4, 1. Ant. III, 7, 55 etc. As a plural: Gent. III, 1, 289. Ado II, 1, 180. John V, 7, 65. R2 III, 4, 100 (Qq these n., Ff this n.). H4A III, 2, 121. H4B1, 1, 137 (Qq these n., Ff this n.). IV, 4, 102. H6A I, 1, 67. V, 2, 1. H6B I, 4, 78. III, 2, 380. R3 IV, 4, 536 (Qq tidings`. HS II, 2, 39. Oth. II, 2, 7 etc. what is the n.? or what n.? = what is the matter: Tp. V, 220. Merch. 1, 2, 134. Oth. I, 2, 36. hate me! wherefore? O me! what n., my love? Mids. III, 2, 272. what is the n. with you? or what n. with you? what is the matter with you? what would you have with me? Gent. III, 1, 279. Wiv. III, 3, 23. Meas. 1, 2, 86. IV, 3, 41. Mids. I, 1, 21. Merch. II, 4, 9. Shr. IV, 3, 62. John IV, 2, 68. H6B V, 1, 125. R3 IV, 2, 45. IV, 4, 457. Troil. IV, 2, 48. Tit. IV, 4, 61. Hml. I, 2, 42 etc. New-sad: LLL V, 2, 741. News crammed, stuffed with news to satiety: As I, 2, 101. -'s gift, New-year, the first day of the year: aWiv. III, 5, 8. Next, adj. 1) nearest, being at the least distance, to be arrived at in the shortest time: the n. tree, Tp. III, 2, 40. Mcb. V, 5, 39. the vicar of the n. village, As III, 3, 44. his n. neighbour, Wint. I, 2, 195. in the n. room, R3 I, 4, 161. in the n. chamber, H8 I, 4, 102 (= adjoining). home, home, the n. way, Wint. III, 3, 129. 131. 'tis the n. way to turn tailor, H4A III, 1, 264. I speak the truth the n. way, All's 1, 3, 63 (in a straight-forward way, frankly, openly). 2) immediately following, having no other object of the kind intervening: the n. advantage will we take throughly, Tp. III, 3, 13. the best news is...; the n., our ship is tight and yare, V, 222. the n. word that thou speakest, Gent. III, 1, 237. what's n.? 372. the n. time we have confidence, Wiv. I, 4, 172. sleep the sounder all the n. day, Meas. IV, 3, 50. the n. morn, V, 101. it (the fashion of his hat) ever changes with the n. block, Ado I, 1, 77. at the n. turning, II, 1, 160. n. morning, III, 3, 171. upon the n. occasion, LLL V, 2, 143. by the n. new moon, Mids. I, 1, 83. the n. live creature that it sees, II, 1, 172. the n. thing he espies, 262. who is n.? V, 127. at the n. turning, Merch. II, 2, 43. till the n. night, V, 302. ere the n. Ascensionday, John IV, 2, 151. to-morrow n. we will for Ireland, R2 II, 1, 217. on Wednesday n. IV, 319. that one day bloomed and fruitful were the n. H6A I, 6, 7. in the n. parliament, II, 4, 117. n. time, HCB 1, 2, 53. the n. month, I, 3, 224. II, 4, 71 etc. etc. With the indef. article: give me but this (wife) I have, and sear up my embracements from a n. with bonds of death, Cymb. I, 1, 116. n. day · the day after to-morrow: to visit him to-morrow or n. day, R3 III, 7, 60. good morrow. Ay, and good n. day too, Troil. III, 3, €9. immediately preceding: each following day became the n. day's master, till the last made former wonders its, HS I, 1, 17. = = Substantively: my n. is 'Most fair Pyramus', Mids. IV, 1, 206. hail, noble prince of France! the n. is ..., John V, 2, 69 (cf. Lucr. 1305). for Humphrey being dead, as he shall be, and Henry put apart, the n. for me, H6B III, 1, 383 (= what follows, the rest). bury him, and bury me the n. Tit. 1, 386. 3) nearest in degree or relation: thou art the n. of blood, Ven. 1184. H4A I, 3, 146. H6B 1, 1, 151. I, 2, 63. me from myself thy cruel eye hath taken, and News-monger, talebearer: by smiling pick-thanks my n. self thou harder hast engrossed, Sonn. 133, 6. New-shed: Tit. II, 3, 200. and bases, H4A III, 2, 25. New-sprung: Ven. 1171. Newt, small lizard: Mids. II, 2, 11. Tim. IV, 3, 182. New-trothed: Ado III, 1, 38. New-tuned: H5 111, 6, 80. who's the n. heir of Naples? Tp. II, 1, 245. I was the n. by birth and parentage, H6A II, 5, 73. Next, adv. 1) so as to approach nearest in degree: stood it n. to death, Gent. V, 4, 41. before you, and n. unto high heaven, I love your son, All's I, 3, 199. n. to thyself and my young rover, he's apparent to my heart, Wint. 1, 2, 176. n. to whom was John of Gaunt, H6B II, 2, 13. which buys a place n. to the king, H8 1, 1, 66. 2) immediately after, without any other object of the kind intervening: what impossible matter will he make easy n.? Tp. II, 1, 89. the n. ensuing hour, Gent. II, 2, 11. what it was that n. came in her eye, Mids. 1, 2, 2. idly bent on him that enters n. R2 V, 2, 25. | main parcels of dispatch effected many -r needs, All's the thirtieth of May n. ensuing, H6B I, 1, 49. In enu- IV, 3, 105. every idle, n. and wanton reason, H4B IV, merations, = secondly: health to thy person! n. vouch-1, 191. the respects thereof are n. and trivial, R3 III, safe..., Lucr. 1305. Ant. III, 12, 16. first...n. Meas. 7, 175. bethink how n. the quarrel was, Rom. III, 1, V, 108. H6A III, 4, 12. H6B 1, 3, 170. first ... n. ... 159. the letter was not n. but full of charge, V, 2, 18. and last, Wiv. II, 2, 263. first ... n.... and then, III, that every n. offence should bear his comment, Caes. IV, 5, 112. first... N. ..... lastly, Merch. II, 9, 11. 3,8. feed upon such n. and waterish diet, Oth. III, 3, 15. 3) the next time, on the first occasion offering: Nice-longing (not hyphened by M. Edd.), see I'll make you amends n. Err. II, 2, 54. when they n. Nice 7. wake, all this derision shall seem a dream, Mids. III, Nicely, 1) finely, elegantly: two Cupids. 2, 370. who therewith angry, when it n. came there, depending on their brands, Cymb. II, 4, 90. took it in snuff, H4A 1, 3, 40. where is best place to make our battery n. H6A 1, 4, 65. and so farewell until I meet thee n. 11,4,113. when I did meet thee n. IV, 1,14. come when you are n. prepared for, Oth. IV, 1, 167. Next, prepos. 1) nearest, close to: and that a' wears n. his heart, LLL V, 2, 721. I have kept you n. my heart, H8 III, 2, 157. 2) most with the only exception of, second only to, under: he whom n. thyself of all the world I loved, Tp. 1, 2, 68. loved him n. heaven, HS III, 1, 130. n. the king he was successive heir, H6B III, 1, 49. Nibble, to eat in small bits: —ing sheep, Tp. IV, 1, 62. as pigeons bill, so wedlock would be —ing, As III, 3, 83. Nibbler, one that bites by little, instead of taking a mouthful: the tender n. would not touch the bait, Pilgr. 53. Nicander, name in Per. III, 1, 67. 2) tender, delicate, dainty: hence, thou n. crutch, H4B I, 1, 145.*when mine hours were n. and lucky, Ant. III, 13, 180. 3) precise, accurate: the painter was so n. Lucr. 1412. to hold your honour more precise and n. H4B II, 3, 40. to prenominate in n. conjecture where thou wilt hit me, Troil. IV, 5, 250. O relation too n., and yet too true, Mcb. IV, 3, 174. Hence precarious: to set so rich a main on the n. hazard of one doubtful hour, H4B IV, 1, 48. = 4) scrupulous, punctilious, critical: n. affections wavering stood in doubt if best were as it was, or best without, Compl. 97. I am not solely led by n. direction of a maiden's eyes, Merch. II, 1, 14. to make n. of to be scrupulous about: he that stands upon a slippery place makes n. of no vile hold to stay him up, John III, 4, 138. 5) subtile, sophistical: if you grow so n., metheglin, wort and malmsey, LLL V, 2, 232. these n. sharp quillets of the law, H6A II, 4, 17. wherefore stand you on n. points? H6C IV, 7, 58. 6) coy, prudish, delicate to a fault: she is n. and coy, Gent. III, 1, 82. these betray n. wenches, that would be betrayed without these, LLL III, 24. we'll not ben.: take hands! V, 2, 219. this is the ape of form, monsieur the n. 325. sharp occasions, which lay n. manners by, All's V, 1, 15. n. customs curtsy to great kings, H5 V, 2, 293. upholding the n. fashion of your country in denying me a kiss, 299. 7) squeamish, not contented with any thing, capricious: the lady's (melancholy) which is n. As IV, 1. 14. I am not so n., to change true rules for old inrentions, Shr. III, 1, 80. n. longing, slanders, mutability, Cyrnb. II, 5, 26 (hyphened in O. Edd.). ... N. 2) scrupulously, punctiliously: stretch their duties n. Lr. II, 2, 110. what safe and n. I might well delay by rule of knighthood, V, 3, 144. let not conscience ... inflame too n. Per. IV, 1, 6. 3) sophistically, subtilely: they that dally n. with words may quickly make them wanton, Tw. III, 1, 17. can sick men play so n. with their names? R2 II, 1, 84. or n. charge your understanding soul with opening titles miscreate, H5 1, 2, 15. when articles too n. urged be stood on, V, 2, 94. Nicely-gawded (not hyphened in O. Edd.), probably scrupulously treated as a precious thing, carefully guarded and preserved: our veiled dames commit the war of white and damask in their n. cheeks to the wanton spoil of Phoebus' burning kisses, Cor. II, 1, 233. Niceness, coyness: fear and n., the handmaids of all women, or, more truly, woman its pretty self, Cymb. III, 4, 158. Nice-preserved, coyly guarded: that n. honesty of yours, Tit. II, 3, 135. Nicety, coyness: lay by all n. and prolixious blushes, Meas. II, 4, 162. Nicholas, name; 1) Saint N., the patron of scholars: try me in thy paper. There; and Saint N. be thy speed, Gent. III, 1, 300. Saint -' clerks = highwaymen: H4A II, 1, 68. 71. 2) Sir N. Gawsey: H4A V, 4, 45. 58. 3) N. Hopkins: H8 I, 1, 221 (O. Edd. Michael). I, 2, 147. 4) Sir N. Vaux: HS II, 1, 96. 100. 5) a servant in Shr. IV, 1, 92. Nick, diminutive of Nicholas: N. Bottom, I, 2, 18. Mids. Nick, subst. in the n. at the right moment: lago in the n. came in and satisfied him, Oth. V, 2,317 (Ff interim). out of all n. = excessively: he loved her out of all n. Gent. IV, 2, 76. Nick, vb. to cut in notches, to clip, to curtail: his man with scissors -s him like a fool, Err. V, 175. the itch of his affection should not then have ―ed his captainship, Ant. III, 13, S. Nickname, subst. a name given in derision: Rom. II, 1, 12. Nickname, vb. to name perversely: you n. virtue; vice you should have spoke, LLL V, 2, 349. you lisp, and n. God's creatures, Hml. III, 1, 151. Niece, the daughter of a brother or sister: Ado I, 1, 34. 46. 61. I, 2, 12. II, 1, 19. II, 3, 93. V, 4, 22 etc. As 1, 2, 290. I, 3, 89. V, 4, 153. Tw. 1, 3, 1. II, 3, 174 etc. John II, 64. 469. 521. H6C III, 3, 188. Troil. 1, 2, 99. 194 etc. Tit. II, 4, 11. 16. III, 1, 138 etc. Rom. 1, 2, 70. 72. Oth. V, 2, 201. Per. III, 4, 15. grand-daughter (cf. Nephew): R3 IV, 1, 1. Niggard, subst. a miser: Sonn. 4, 5. H8 I, 1, 70. With of: why is Time such a n. of hair, Err. II, 2, 78. = 8) petty, insignificant, trifling: and between these | be not a n. of your speech, Mcb. IV, 3, 180. Niggard, adj. miserly: Lucr. 79. Sonn. 72, 8. Tim. V, 4, 77. With of: n. of question, Hml. III, 1, 13. Niggard, vb. 1) intr. to be miserly: makest waste ining, Sonn. I, 12. 2) tr. to supply sparingly: nature must obey necessity; which we will n. with a little rest, Caes. IV, 3, 228. Niggardly, adj. miserly: Err. III, 1, 27. Tw. II, 5, 6. H5 II, 4, 46. Niggardly, adv. in the manner of a miser, very sparingly every slight occasion that could but n. give me sight of her, Wiv. II, 2, 205. Nigh, adv. 1) near: grazed his cattle n. Compl. 57. never harm... come our lovely lady n. Mids. II, 2, 18. grapple with him ere he comes so n. John V, 1, 61. | draw n. Tit. V, 3, 24. so n. at least, Cymb. III, 4, 151. to be n.: Ven. 341. 1055. Err. II, 1, 43. Mids. 11, 2, 155. Wint. V, 1, 180. H4A IV, 1, 118. H6C II, 2, 56. V, 1, 8. V, 2, 5. Oth. II, 1, 153. Used as a prepos.: was not this n. shore? Tp. I, 2, 216. which is too n. your person, Mcb. IV, 2, 72. 2) in a manner touching near, coming home to the heart: that dost not bite so n. as benefits forgot, As II, 7, 185. 3) nearly, almost: n. wrecked upon the sea, H6B III, 2, 82. well n. worn to pieces with age, Wiv. 11, 1, 21. well n. dead for me, Ado V, 4, 81. Night, the time of darkness between sunset and sunrise: Ven. 122. 154. 531. 583. 717. 727. 841. 847. Lucr. 15. 123. 356 etc. etc. the n. = the night-time: there sleeps Titania some time of the n. Mids. II, 1, 253. I have watched the n. H6B III, 1, 110. forbear to sleep the n. R3 IV, 4, 118 (Q1. 2. —s). to walk the 2. Hml. I, 5, 10. See in the n. below. In deep of n. Wiv. IV, 4, 40. the dead of n. Lucr. 162. Tw. I, 5, 290. H4B 1, 1, 72. how goes the n.? Mcb. II, 1, 1 (= how late is it in the night?). what is the n.? in the same sense, Mcb. III, 4, 126. three -s ago, John V, 3, 11. in less than two-s, Tim. III, 1, 58. three-s after this, HS IV, 2, 25. day and n. Ven. 1186. All's V, 1, 1. H4A 1, 3, 184. V, 1, 35. H4B V, 5, 21. by day and n.! (an oath) H8 1, 2, 213. O day and n.! Hml. I, 5, 164. both day and n. Tw. V, 99. days and —s, Mcb. IV, 1, 7. day or n. H6A II, 2, 31. day nor | n. H6B II, 1, 85. n. and day, Troil. III, 2, 122. nor n. nor day no rest, Wint. II, 3, 1. neither n. nor day, Mcb. 1, 3, 19 (rhyming). n. by n. H6B III, 1, 111. Rom. 1, 4, 70. good n.! Ven. 534. 535. 537. Pilgr. 181. Meas. IV, 4, 22. Ado III, 3, 157. Mids. II, 2, 19. Tw. II, 3, 193. H8 V, 1, 54 etc. etc. many goods, HS V, 1, 55. good hour of n. H8 V, 1, 5. the goodness of the n. upon you, Oth. 1, 2, 35; cf. Meas. IV, 2, 76 and R3 V, 3, 80. good n. farewell for ever, lost for ever: good n. your vow, Tp. IV, 54. good n. to your redress, Meas. V, 301. good n. our part, Shr. II, 303. and so good n. Wint. 1, 2, 411. if he fall in, good n. H4A I, 3, 194. hath bid the world good n. R3 IV, 3, 39. why, then, good n. indeed, Ant. III, 10, 30. all n. (= the whole night) Meas. IV, 3, 47. 49. LLL 1, 1, 44. Merch. V, 262. All's IV, 3, 117 etc. all the n. Rom. III, 3, 159. the other n. (= lately at n.) H4A III, 3, 112. last n. Gent. II, 1, 93. Ado IV, 1, 91. 149. All's V, 1, 23. V, 2, 57. Tw. II, 3, 23. 11, 4, 3 etc. this n. Gent. 11, 6, 33. III, 1, 11. III, 2, 89. Ado I, 1, 2. I, 2, 14. Mids. IV, 1, 105. Merch. IV, 1, 403 etc. at n. Tp. III, 1, 34. Wiv. 11, 2, 277. Mids. 1, 2, 7. Merch. III, 2, 279. Mcb. III, 1,36 etc. till seven at n. Mcb. III, 1, 42. come Lam = | mas-eve at n. Rom. 1, 3, 17. soon at n. Wiv. I, 4, 9. II, 2, 296. 299. Meas. 1, 4, 88. H4B V, 5, 96. Rom. 11, 5, 78. Oth. III, 4, 198 (cf. Soon). by n.: Ven. 492. 732. 755. Sonn. 27, 13. 86, 7. Gent. III, 2, 83. III, 1, 110. Wiv. II, 1, 126. Mids. II, 1, 124. III, 2, 283. V, 141. Wint. II, 2, 22. H4A III, 1, 142. HGB I, 1, 26. by day and n. Tp. 1, 2, 336. Lr. 1, 3, 3. by day or n. Wiv. II, 1, 16. by night and day (in rhyming): Err. IV, 2, 60. John I, 165. in n. Ven. 720. Rom. II, 2, 140 (Q1 being n.). Oth. 11, 3, 216. in the n. Ven. 816. Gent. III, 1, 178. Ado III, 3, 69. 80. V, 1, 241. LLL I, 1, 42. Mids. II, 1, 222. V, 21. All's IV, 2, 61. Rom. 1, 4, 89 etc. on n.: ne'er may I look on day, nor sleep on n. Err. V, 210. fighting on days and foining on —s, H4B II, 4, 252 (Q a nights). o'er n.: (good rest) as wretches have o'er n. that wait for execution in the morn, Gent. IV, 2, 133. what he saw o'er n. Ado III, 3, 174. since n., see Since. as at night: Tw. 1, 3, 5. H4B II, 4, 252 (Ff on —s). Tim. IV, 3, 292. Caes. 1, 2, 193. II, 2, 116. o's, H4B II, 1, 83. a n. As II, 4, 48. Dian, the goddess of the moon, called queen of night: Gent. IV, 2, 100. Ado V, 3, 12. As III, 2, 2. Night herself represented as a goddess, drawn by a team of dragons: Mids. III, 2,379. H6B IV, 1, 4. Troil. V, 8, 17. Cymb. II, 2, 48. N. a dreary and hateful time: ugly n. Ven. 1041. Lucr. 925. Troil. V, 8, 6. the merciless and pitchy n. Ven. 821. sable n., mother of dread and fear, Lucr. 117. comfort-killing n., image of hell, 764. hateful, vaporous and foggy n. 771. uncheerful n. 1024. solemn n. descended to ugly hell, 1081. hideous n. Sonn. 12, 2. ghastly n. 27, 11. dark dismal-dreaming n. Pilgr. 200. as sad as n. John IV, 1, 15. the tragic melancholy n. H6B IV, 1, 4. through the foul womb of n. H5 IV Chor. 4. never sees horrid n, the child of hell, IV, 1, 288. Represented as the nurse of crime: this blackfaced n., desire's foul nurse, Ven. 773. he is but 's child, Lucr. 785. the motions of his spirit are dull as n. Merch. V, 86. acts of black n. Tit. V, 1, 64. 's black agents, Mcb. III, 2, 53. actions blacker than the n. Per. I, 1, 135. Image of ugliness: to change your day of youth to sullied n. Sonn. 15, 12. as good to wink as look on n. Err. III, 2, 58. Of age: my n. of life, Err. V, 314. hath dimmed your infant morn to aged n. R3 IV, 4, 16. Of distress and sorrow: the n. of sorrow now is turned to day, Ven. 481. our n. of woe, Sonn. 120, 9. as thy eye-beams, when their fresh rays have smote the n. of dew that on my cheeks down flows, LLL IV, 3, 29. from Richard's n. to Bolingbroke's fair day, R2 III, 2, 218. black n. o'ershade thy day, R3 1, 2, 131. Of death: R3 1, 4, 47. V, 3, 62 etc. Night-bird, a bird singing in the night: she sung and made the n. mute, Per. IV Prol. 26 (the nightingale). Night-brawler, one who raises brawls at night: Oth. II, 3, 196. Night-cap, a cap worn in bed or in undress: Caes. 1, 2, 247. Oth. II, 1, 316. Night-crow, according to some an owl, to others a night-heron (Ardea nycticorax): the n. cried, aboding luckless time, H6C V, 6, 45. Night-dog, a dog hunting by night: when -s run, all sorts of deer are chased, Wiv. V, 5, 252. Nighted, dark: cast thy n. colour off, Hml. I, 2, 68 (Ff nightly). to dispatch his n. life, Lr. IV, 5, 13. Night-fly, an insect that flies in the night: hushed with buzzing -es to thy slumber, H4B III, 1, 11. |
