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Take your way; go about your business; or used as mere expletive. Obs. or arch. 1. 2. 192; 3, 4, 308, et passim.

+Goll, n. A hand. 5. 3. 194. Good man, n. Used as a title of address, orig. to yeomen and farmers; here ironic or derisive. 1. 2. 26, et passim.

Good morrow, interj. phr. A salutation used at meeting in the morning, equivalent to the later Good morning. NED. Arch. I.

3. I.

+Good yeere, n. Good luck; or, a time of prosperity; but perhaps used quibblingly. 3. 4. 136. Cf. note.

Goose-faire, n. A fair held in certain English towns (still at Nottingham) about Michaelmas, when geese are in season. NED. Also called Green-goose Fair. 3. 4. 145.

Grace, n. 1) †A title applied to a princess. (A courtesy-title now only given to a duke, a duchess, or an archbishop. Formerly used in addressing a king or queen. NED.) 2. 2. 145.

2) Favor; honor. Arch.? E. 13; 2. I. 41; 3. 5. 136; 5. I. 33. Grac't, pp. Honored. I. 2. 172.

3) †Phr., Doe grace: to reflect credit on; do honor to. 2. 2. 96; 5. 2. 6.

4) †Phr., In grace:

3. 5. 120.

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Grieues, n. pl. A plural form of Grief, current in the 16th and 17th centuries, but now obs. I. 3. 64; 2. 2. 52.

Groome, n. 1) Servant; attendant. Obs. or arch. (But cf. Groom of the Privy Chamber, etc., in the English royal household.) 3. 1. 285.

2) A fellow, in opprobrious sense. 4. 7. 42. Guerdon, v. To reward, requite. Poet. and rhet. 3. 4. 269. †Gulch, n. [Cf. Eng. dial. gulch, to swallow greedily; Ger. dial. gulken.] A fat glutton; drunkard. 3. 4. 146.

Gull, n. 1) A dupe, fool. 1. 2. 18; 5. 3. 332.

2) A trickster, cheat; pretender? 5. 3. 616.

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+Habilitie, n.

Habitude, n.

in favor. Ability. 4. 2. 35.

5) Address? 3. I. 43. 6) Insinuating manner. 3.4. 322. Gramercie, interj. Thanks. Arch. 3. I. 23.

Grammaticaster, n. [ad. Med. Lat. grammaticaster, 'scriba, no

Early form of Cf. note.

Mental or moral

constitution or habit. 4. 6. 67. Halberd, n. A combined spear and battle-ax in use in the 15th and 16th centuries. 4 4 43. Cf. note. Short sword 'small arms,'

†Halfe-arms, n. pl. and dagger? (Cf.

side arms,' 'small sword.') 3. 4.

335.

Hindes, n. pl. Boors; 'the profane vulgar.' (Here translating

Halfe pike, n. A kind of short vulgus of Ovid, Eleg. 1. 15. 33.) spear. 4. 4. 42.

Cf. note. Hand, n. Phr., At any hand: on any account, in any case. 5. 3. 562. Handie, adj. Hand to hand. 3. 5. 47.

+Hanger, n. A loop or strap on a sword-belt from which the sword was hung. NED. 3. 4. 92.

Hard-fauour'd, adj. Unpleasing in feature; ugly. Arch. 2. 2. 105. +Hart, interj. God's heart. 3. I. 79. 'Hart: 3. 2. 9.

Used

I. I. 81.

His, pron. 1) Its. The use of his with things, without personification, is obs. 4. 5. 149.

stead

2) After a substantive, used inof the genitive inflection. 4. 3. 94. Obs. or arch. | Hold, v. I) tr. †To wager, stake (something). 4. 3. 16.

2) intr. To observe, abide by (as a promise). 3. 4. 163.

3) intr. for reflex. To control oneself; forbear. Arch. 3. I. 260. Honesty, n. Honor; credit; good name. A.D. 75.

Honor, n.

Ha's, v. Has. NED. records haues, hafs, for 3rd. pers. sing. of have, current from the 13th to the 16th century, and ha's seems to be a recollection of these. I. I. 22. Heart of me, interj. phr. to express surprise. 4. 4. 27. Heate, n. In mediaeval physiology, as a quality of 'elements,' 'humours,' and bodies in general. NED. 5. 3. 405. Heele, v. An obs. contraction of 3. 4. 17. He will. 1. 3. 32.

Heele, n. Phr., Strike vp his heeles: to trip up; upset. 3. 4. 20. †Herald at armes, n. phr. A special title of the herald, with reference to his duties at the tournaments -making proclamations, carrying challenges, and marshalling the combatants. 4. 3. 155, 156.

†Here-hence, adv. From this source or cause; as a result of this. 5. 3. 365.

Hieroglyphick, n. A nonsensical nickname, chosen prob. for its big and enigmatical sound. 5. 3. 161.

Hiew, n. An obs. form of Hue. Appearance, aspect. 3. 5. 99.

'With possessive pronoun, = “honorable personality:" formerly (and still in rustic speech) given to any person of rank or quality; now, a formal title for the holders of certain offices, NED. 4. 1. 38. Here obs. Hooke, n.

A rogue-catcher.

Horn-booke, n. A leaf of paper containing the alphabet (often with the addition of the ten digits, some elements of spelling, and the Lord's Prayer) protected by a thin plate of translucent horn, and mounted on a tablet of wood with a projecting piece for a handle. NED. 4. 5.

71.

Horse-man, n. A Roman eques. 1. 2. 225.

Humanitic, n. I) +Courtesy, obligingness. 2. 2. 116.

2) A human being. 4. 2. 38. Humour, n. 1) A mood natural to one's temperament; caprice, whim; sometimes (cf. I. 1. 17)

merely state of mind or feeling. 1. 2. 203; 3. 1. 6, et passim.

*||Incubus, n. A feigned evil spirit or demon (originating in per

2) Appar. in modern sense. 3. 4. sonified representations of the night

I12.

3) Humours: a nickname for Horace-Jonson, in allusion to his plays. 4. 7.9; 5. 3. 37, 315.

4) Humours: the plays, Every Man in his Humour, Every Man out of his Humour. 3. 4. 205; 4. 3.

122.

Humorous, adj. Full of humours or whims; moody. 2. 2. 106, et passim.

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†I, prep. A weakened form of In. 2. 1. 65. (I faithyfaith, q. v.)

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Inflation, n. The process of becoming, or the state of being, puffed up with vanity or self-praise. Arch.

†I, interj. Ay; yes. E. 3, et 5. 3. 371. passim. Cf. note.

||Ibides, n. pl. The ibis is a bird allied to the stork and the heron, inhabiting warm countries. A.D. 206. Cf. note.

Idl(e)ly, adv. (Obs. form of Idly.) Foolishly; incoherently. 2. I. 49; 5. 3. 591.

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Influence, n. 1) (a) Spec. in Astrol. The supposed flowing or streaming from the stars or heavens of an etherial fluid acting upon the character and destiny of men, and affecting sublunary things generally; (b) Transf. The exercise of personal power by human beings, figured as something of the same nature as astral influence. NED.

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Intreate, v. for (a favor).

2) To ask.

1) †To sue or pray
4. 2. 32.

2. I. 145, et passim.

3) To ask and prevail or obtain. 2. 2. 151? 3. I. 64.

Intreated, pp. †Prevailed upon by entreaty or solicitation. 2.2. 112. Inuent, v. †To compose, as a work of literature. 5. 3. 377. Inuention, n. The power of mental creation or construction; inventiveness. I. I. 59.

Inuiron, V. To encompass; (hover over?). 3. 5. 96.

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Inuite, v. 1) To recall (to mind). are becoming uncommon.) 3. I. 199. 3. I. 84.

Knaue, n. 1) A male servant.

2) †To ask and obtain or prevail. Arch. I. 2. 29; 4. 4. 8, 18, 21. 4. 3. 146.

3) In modern sense, passim.

It, pron. 1) He. 'Tis, 3. 4. 400; 5. 3. 161.

2) A rascal, scoundrel. 3. 4. 93. Knowledge, n. +Acquaintance, friendship. 3. I. 22. (Horace seems to mean learning, and Crispinus to

2) Its. Obs. exc. dial. It selfe, interpret as acquaintance.) 3. 2. 26 (cf. note); A.D. 80.

†Iwisse, adv. [a. OE. gewis, adj., certain; ME. iwisse, adv., certainly. Cf. mod. G. gewiss.] Assuredly, truly. 1. 2. 58. Iwusse, 5. 3. 261 (cf. note).

J

Iade, n. A worn-out horse. 4. 181.

L

Labour, v. tr. To work for. Obs. or arch. 5. I. 129.

Ladie, n. 1) Vocatively. In the singular, now only poet. or rhet. NED. 2. 1. 93, et passim.

2) The feminine corresponding to 3. lord. 4. I. 39, et passim.

Jaded, pp. adj. (a) Worn out, and (b) contemptible. 1. 2. 252. Iarre, v. An obs. form of Jar. To tremble; strike together discordantly. 1. 3. 76.

Iewell, n. A costly ornament. In the general sense, obs. 1. 3. 38.

Ierkin, n. In the 16th and 17th centuries, a close-fitting jacket, jersey, or short coat, often made of leather. Arch. I. 2. 196.

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Lemma, n. [Gr. Añuua, Lat. lemma, a theme.] A theme; the subject of an epigram. A.D. 117. Lending, n. Something that has been borrowed; a loan. Arch.

3. 4. 29.

'Lesse, conj.

Unless. 3. 5. 123.

An obs. form of

Let, n. A hindrance, an obstacle.

Arch. 4. 9. 6.

+Lotium, n. [Lat. lotium, urine.] Stale urine, used by barbers as a 'lye' for the hair. NED. 3. 4. 13 Cf. note.

Louer, n. 1) A woman who is beloved. (In sing., arch.) 2. 2. 174. 2) Referring to both sexes: 4. 5. 30, 32.

*Lubricail, adj. [ad. Lat. lubricus, slippery, deceitful.] Slippery;

Lewd, adj. 1) †Ignorant, rude. uncertain; wanton. Obs. or arch.

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Lieue, adj. An obs. form of Lief. of address to women of any degree, 4. 3. 128.

Lighted, pp. Alighted (from a coach). Arch. or dial. 2. I. 178.

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Like, adj. 'Predicatively, const. to with inf. That may reasonably be expected to (do, etc.), likely to. Now somewhat rare in literary use; still common colloq.' NED. 4. 5. 132. List, v. To be disposed; wish. Arch. 5. 3. 301.

Locust, n. A nickname for a young rascal, chosen prob. because the locust is a devourer and destroyer. 3. 4. 399.

†Loftie, adv. Loftily; with dignity or elevated spirit. 3. 4. 173. †Lording, n. Sir; master. A title of respect, usually in pl., as here. 2. 2. 89.

&c. CD. Here, obs. In 2. 2. 30, 138, 148, 152, applied to a princess; in 4. I. 37. to a lady of rank.

*+Magnificate, v. [ad. Lat. magnificare, to magnify.] To magnify; extol; exalt. 5. 3. 297, 498 (cf. note), 499.

Make, v. intr. poetry. 5. 3. 377. Maker, n.

3. 5. 136.

†To compose

A poet; (a satirist).

+Malic't, adj. Hated; made the object of malice. E. 10.

Man, v. To attend, escort. 4. 2. 3. Mangonizing, adj. Accustomed to furbish up things for sale. 3. 4. 291. Cf. note on Mango, 3. 4. 317. Manner, n. Sort; kind. Obs. or arch. 4. 5. 16.

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