| Tim IV.iii.342 | [Timon to Apemantus, of being a leopard] thou wert german to the lion |
| TNK V.i.9 | [Theseus to Palamon and Arcite] You royal german foes |
| WT IV.iv.769 | [Autolycus to Clown, of the Shepherd] those that are germane to him ... shall all come under the hangman |