Shakespearean+Glossary

=__**A**__= Abhors- to hate Affectioned- affected, one who puts on airs. Alas the day- how tragic //"// // Alas // //, sir, how fell you besides your five wits?"// Alehouse- bar An’t- are not Anon- soon Art- are Aside- saying something when nobody on stage can hear you Atch- musical round Ay- yes

=__**B**__= Bawbling- small. Bawcock- fine fellow. Bestowed- Present something Beelzebub- devil Biddy- common name for a hen. Blazon- proclamation (like a coat-of-arms, or possibly, a triumphant blast on the trumpet). Bonos dies- hello in an imitation of latin. Bosom- chest/heart Bowers- glades Breast- voice Brimstone- sulfur Bring the device to the bar- bring the trick out into the open, to be judged (a flavor of the law is in these words). Brock- badger or skunk.

=__**C**__= Cantons- love songs (cantos). Catch-song Caterwauling- making a wailing noise like a cat. From Middle English cat + wawen, to wail (an onomatopoetic word, whose sound echoes its meaning). Champain- flat, open country.  Chantry- chapel. Cheveril glove- kid leather (easily stretchable). Clodpole- blockhead. Collier- coal-miner. Compass- bring about. Comptible- sensitive. Contemned love- love that is given but not returned. Cousin- on the same family..(not necessarily cousins) Coxcomb- head Cozier- cobbler. Cubiculo- room, chamber Cressida to this Troilus- female coin for a male coin

=__**D**__= Dismount thy tuck- take thy rapier out of its scabbard or sheath. Dissemble- deceive Dog-expert Dormouse valour- small amount of bravery. Dram- small amount Draught- beer

=__**E**__= Elysium- heaven Epistles- letters Excellent Breasts- great singing voice The Elephant- a hotel

=__**F**__= Fools' zanies- clowns' assistants. Fadge- fall into place. Four Elements- earth, air, fire, and water: The Elizabethans believed that humanity was made up of various combinations of these four elements. The theory of humours was based upon this theory.

=__**G**__= Gaskins- breeches Good wench - good woman Gull- deceive and trick.

=__**H**__= Hard construction- uncharitable interpretation Hart- male deer Hither- to or towards a place Hob, nob- hit or miss

=__**J**__= Jest- a joke Jot- second Jove- (old word) used as god

=__**K**__= Knave-jerk Know'st Thou- do you know?

=__**L**__= Loath- reluctant. Liver, brain, and heart- the liver vied with the heart as the seat of the bodily passions in the Elizabethan physiology; the brain was to control the exercise of both the affections and the passions. Leasing- the power of telling lies. Leman- sweetheart

=__**M**__= Maidenhead- virginity Malapert- impertinent. Maugre- despite Methought- I thought Misprision- misunderstanding Mortal arbitrament- settle a dispute by duelling to the death of one contestant. Motion of the liver- the liver was regarded as the seat of the passions. Music From The Spheres- according to Pythagoras, the universe consisted of eight hollow spheres, inside of which the earth and all the other planets are fixed. The spheres produced a note, each of which combined to produce perfect harmony that is inaudible to the human ear. The earth is at the center of this system. Mute- slave whose tongue has been removed for security reasons, or silent person. Both mutes and eunuchs were associated with oriental courts.

=__**N**__= Nay-no

=__**O**__= Orb- poetic word for world. Oth- of the Othergates- otherwise (than). O'er- over

=__**P**__= Peevishly- rudely Pedant- someone who pays close attention to minor details and formal rules Perchance- perhaps or maybe Pickled Herring- fish stored in pickle juice (very old, stored for months) Point-devise- to the point of perfection. Pourquoi- why in french Prithee- Please Propertied me- made a tool of. Puritan - goody two shoe

=__**R**__= Rack'd- reference to the rack, an instrument of torture. Receiving- sensitive understanding. Rhyming Couplet: two lines with end rhyme

= __**S**__ = Saws- maxims, aphorisms. Shent- rebuked, reproved, blamed Sirrah- servant 'slight- by God's light (common Elizabethan oath)

=__**T**__= Tabor- small drum used by professional clowns and jesters. Tall- slang for brave Thou- you Thrice- three times Tinkers- tinkers were a noisy lot and, being gypsies, had their own language (Romany). 'tis-it is Thus-therefore 't- it //"I will help you to// // ’t. // //But tell me true, are you not mad indeed? Or do you but counterfeit?"// 'twas- It was ‘twere – it were 'twill-it will

=__**U**__= Usurp- take/steal, betray

Unauspicious- ungrateful
=__V__= Valor - Bravery Vulgar- Explicit / Offensive

=__**W**__= Welkin- sky, one of the elements. Whither- where Willow cabin- small hut with willow (the sign of unrequited love) before it. Woo- win over