| Play | Key Line | Modern Text | Original Text |
| A Midsummer Night's Dream | MND III.i.110 | What do you see? You see an ass head of your | What do you see? You see an Asse-head of your |
| A Midsummer Night's Dream | MND III.i.114 | I see their knavery! This is to make an ass of me, | I see their knauery; this is to make an asse of me, |
| A Midsummer Night's Dream | MND III.ii.34 | Titania waked, and straightway loved an ass. | Tytania waked, and straightway lou'd an Asse. |
| A Midsummer Night's Dream | MND IV.i.25 | I am such a tender ass, if my hair do but tickle me, I | I am such a tender asse, if my haire do but tickle me, I |
| A Midsummer Night's Dream | MND IV.i.76 | Methought I was enamoured of an ass. | Me-thought I was enamoured of an Asse. |
| A Midsummer Night's Dream | MND IV.i.205 | is but an ass if he go about to expound this dream. Methought | is but an Asse, if he goe about to expound this dreame. Me-thought |
| A Midsummer Night's Dream | MND V.i.303 | and prove an ass. | and proue an Asse. |
| All's Well That Ends Well | AW II.iii.99 | wine; but if thou beest not an ass, I am a youth of fourteen; | wine. But if thou be'st not an asse, I am a youth of fourteene: |
| All's Well That Ends Well | AW IV.iii.326 | That every braggart shall be found an ass. | That euery braggart shall be found an Asse. |
| Antony and Cleopatra | AC IV.ii.35 | And I, an ass, am onion-eyed. For shame, | And I an Asse, am Onyon-ey'd; for shame, |
| Antony and Cleopatra | AC V.ii.306 | That I might hear thee call great Caesar ass | That I might heare thee call great Casar Asse, |
| As You Like It | AYL II.v.48 | That any man turn ass, | that any man turne Asse: |
| Coriolanus | Cor II.i.55 | I find the ass in compound with the major part of your | I finde the Asse in compound, with the Maior part of your |
| Coriolanus | Cor IV.v.46 | an ass it is! Then thou dwell'st with daws too? | an Asse it is, then thou dwel'st with Dawes too? |
| Cymbeline | Cym I.iii.35 | of an ass, which is no great hurt. | of an Asse, which is no great hurt. |
| Cymbeline | Cym II.i.52 | Should yield the world this ass! A woman that | Should yeild the world this Asse: A woman, that |
| Hamlet | Ham II.ii.394 | Then came each actor on his ass – | Then can each Actor on his Asse--- |
| Hamlet | Ham II.ii.580 | Why, what an ass am I! This is most brave, | Who? What an Asse am I? I sure, this is most braue, |
| Hamlet | Ham V.i.57 | your dull ass will not mend his pace with beating. And | your dull Asse will not mend his pace with beating; and |
| Hamlet | Ham V.i.78 | the pate of a politician, which this ass now o'erreaches; | the Pate of a Polititian which this Asse o're Offices: |
| Hamlet | Ham V.ii.43 | And many suchlike as's of great charge, | And many such like Assis of great charge, |
| Henry IV Part 2 | 2H4 II.i.35 | in such dealing, unless a woman should be made an ass, | in such dealing, vnles a woman should be made an Asse |
| Henry IV Part 2 | 2H4 II.ii.71 | Come, you virtuous ass, you bashful | Come you pernitious Asse, you bashfull |
| Henry V | H5 III.ii.68 | By Cheshu, he is an ass, as in the world; I | By Cheshu he is an Asse, as in the World, I |
| Henry V | H5 IV.i.76 | If the enemy is an ass, and a fool, and a | If the Enemie is an Asse and a Foole, and a |
| Henry V | H5 IV.i.78 | also, look you, be an ass, and a fool, and a prating | also, looke you, be an Asse and a Foole, and a prating |
| Henry V | H5 V.i.4 | in all things. I will tell you ass my friend, Captain | in all things: I will tell you asse my friend, Captaine |
| Julius Caesar | JC IV.i.21 | He shall but bear them as the ass bears gold, | He shall but beare them, as the Asse beares Gold, |
| Julius Caesar | JC IV.i.26 | Like to the empty ass, to shake his ears | (Like to the empty Asse) to shake his eares, |
| King John | KJ II.i.144 | As great Alcides' shows upon an ass. | As great Alcides shooes vpon an Asse: |
| King John | KJ II.i.145 | But, ass, I'll take that burden from your back, | But Asse, Ile take that burthen from your backe, |
| King Lear | KL I.iv.159 | parts, thou borest thine ass on thy back o'er the dirt | parts, thou boar'st thine Asse on thy backe o're the durt, |
| King Lear | KL I.iv.219 | May not an ass know when the cart draws the | May not an Asse know, when the Cart drawes the |
| Love's Labour's Lost | LLL III.i.50 | for an ass. | for an Asse. |
| Love's Labour's Lost | LLL III.i.52 | Marry, sir, you must send the ass upon the horse, | Marrie sir, you must send the Asse vpon the Horse |
| Love's Labour's Lost | LLL V.ii.622 | Therefore, as he is an ass, let him go. | Therefore as he is, an Asse, let him go: |
| Love's Labour's Lost | LLL V.ii.625 | For the ass to the Jude. Give it him. Jude-as, away! | For the Asse to the Iude: giue it him. Iud-as away. |
| Measure for Measure | MM III.i.26 | For, like an ass, whose back with ingots bows, | For like an Asse, whose backe with Ingots bowes; |
| Measure for Measure | MM V.i.498 | One all of luxury, an ass, a madman, | One all of Luxurie, an asse, a mad man: |
| Much Ado About Nothing | MA IV.ii.71 | Away! You are an ass, you are an ass. | Away, you are an asse, you are an asse. |
| Much Ado About Nothing | MA IV.ii.74 | down an ass! But, masters, remember that I am an ass; | downe an asse! but masters, remember that I am an asse: |
| Much Ado About Nothing | MA IV.ii.76 | an ass. No, thou villain, thou art full of piety, as shall be | an asse: No thou villaine, yu art full of piety as shall be |
| Much Ado About Nothing | MA IV.ii.84 | I had been writ down an ass! | I had been writ downe an asse! |
| Much Ado About Nothing | MA V.i.243 | place shall serve, that I am an ass. | place shall serue, that I am an Asse. |
| Much Ado About Nothing | MA V.i.293 | me ass; I beseech you, let it be remembered in his | mee asse, I beseech you let it be remembred in his |
| Othello | Oth I.i.47 | Wears out his time, much like his master's ass, | Weares out his time, much like his Masters Asse, |
| Othello | Oth II.i.300 | For making him egregiously an ass, | For making him egregiously an Asse, |
| Richard II | R2 V.v.93 | And yet I bear a burden like an ass, | And yet I beare a burthen like an Asse, |
| The Comedy of Errors | CE II.ii.209 | If thou art changed to aught, 'tis to an ass. | If thou art chang'd to ought, 'tis to an Asse.ass="Apple-converted-space"> |
| The Comedy of Errors | CE II.ii.211 | 'Tis so, I am an ass; else it could never be | 'Tis so, I am an Asse, else it could neuer be,ass="Apple-converted-space"> |
| The Comedy of Errors | CE III.i.15.1 | I think thou art an ass. | I thinke thou art an asse.ass="Apple-converted-space"> |
| The Comedy of Errors | CE III.i.18 | You would keep from my heels, and beware of an ass. | You would keepe from my heeles, and beware of an asse.ass="Apple-converted-space"> |
| The Comedy of Errors | CE III.i.47 | Thou wouldst have changed thy face for a name, or thy name for an ass. | Thou wouldst haue chang'd thy face for a name, or thy name for anass="Apple-converted-space"> asse.ass="Apple-converted-space"> |
| The Comedy of Errors | CE III.ii.77 | I am an ass, I am a woman's | I am an asse, I am a womans |
| The Comedy of Errors | CE IV.iv.26 | Thou art sensible in nothing but blows; and so is an ass. | Thou art sensible in nothing but blowes, and so is an Asse. |
| The Comedy of Errors | CE IV.iv.27 | I am an ass, indeed. You may | I am an Asse indeede, you may |
| The Merry Wives of Windsor | MW I.i.159 | me drunk, yet I am not altogether an ass. | me drunke, yet I am not altogether an asse. |
| The Merry Wives of Windsor | MW II.ii.285 | himself hath not such a name. Page is an ass, a secure | himselfe hath not such a name. Page is an Asse, a secure |
| The Merry Wives of Windsor | MW II.ii.286 | ass. He will trust his wife, he will not be jealous. I will | Asse; hee will trust his wife, hee will not be iealous: I will |
| The Merry Wives of Windsor | MW V.v.119 | I do begin to perceive that I am made an ass. | I do begin to perceiue that I am made an Asse. |
| The Taming of the Shrew | TS I.ii.158 | O this woodcock, what an ass it is! | Oh this Woodcocke, what an Asse it is. |
| The Taming of the Shrew | TS III.i.9 | Preposterous ass, that never read so far | Preposterous Asse that neuer read so farre, |
| The Taming of the Shrew | TS III.ii.231 | My horse, my ox, my ass, my any thing, | My horse, my oxe, my asse, my any thing, |
| The Taming of the Shrew | TS V.i.75 | Away, away, mad ass! His name is Lucentio, and | Awaie, awaie mad asse, his name is Lucentio, and |
| The Tempest | Tem V.i.296 | And seek for grace. What a thrice double ass | And seeke for grace: what a thrice double Asse |
| The Two Gentlemen of Verona | TG II.iii.33 | matter? Why weepest thou, man? Away, ass, you'll lose | matter? why weep'st thou man? away asse, you'l loose |
| The Two Gentlemen of Verona | TG II.v.22 | What an ass art thou! I understand thee not. | What an asse art thou, I vnderstand thee not. |
| The Two Gentlemen of Verona | TG II.v.41 | Why, thou whoreson ass, thou mistakest me. | Why, thou whorson Asse, thou mistak'st me, |
| The Two Gentlemen of Verona | TG V.ii.28 | That such an ass should owe them. | That such an Asse should owe them. |
| Timon of Athens | Tim I.i.276 | I will fly, like a dog, the heels o'th' ass. | I will flye like a dogge, the heeles a'th'Asse. |
| Timon of Athens | Tim III.v.50 | And the ass more captain than the lion, | And the Asse, more Captaine then the Lyon? |
| Timon of Athens | Tim IV.iii.333 | peradventure thou wert accused by the ass. If thou wert | peraduenture thou wert accus'd by the Asse: If thou wert |
| Timon of Athens | Tim IV.iii.334 | the ass, thy dullness would torment thee, and still thou | the Asse, thy dulnesse would torment thee; and still thou |
| Timon of Athens | Tim IV.iii.351 | How has the ass broke the wall, that thou art out | How ha's the Asse broke the wall, that thou art out |
| Titus Andronicus | Tit IV.ii.25 | (Aside) Now what a thing it is to be an ass! | Now what a thing it is to be an Asse? |
| Troilus and Cressida | TC II.i.44 | assinico may tutor thee. Thou scurvy-valiant ass, thou | Asinico may tutor thee. Thou scuruy valiant Asse, thou |
| Troilus and Cressida | TC III.iii.311 | again, that I might water an ass at it! I had rather be a | againe, that I might water an Asse at it: I had rather be a |
| Troilus and Cressida | TC V.i.55 | forced with wit, turn him to? To an ass were nothing; | forced with wit, turne him too: to an Asse were nothing; |
| Troilus and Cressida | TC V.i.56 | he is both ass and ox. To an ox were nothing; he is both | hee is both Asse and Oxe; to an Oxe were nothing, hee is both |
| Troilus and Cressida | TC V.i.57 | ox and ass. To be a dog, a mule, a cat, a fitchew, a toad, | Oxe and Asse: to be a Dogge, a Mule, a Cat, a Fitchew, a Toade, |
| Troilus and Cressida | TC V.iv.5 | see them meet, that that same young Trojan ass, that | see them meet; that, that same yong Troian asse, that |
| Twelfth Night | TN I.iii.71 | Why, I think so. I am not such an ass, but | Why I thinke so: I am not such an asse, but |
| Twelfth Night | TN II.iii.17 | Welcome, ass! Now let's have a catch. | Welcome asse, now let's haue a catch. |
| Twelfth Night | TN II.iii.141 | but a time-pleaser, an affectioned ass that cons | but a time-pleaser, an affection'd Asse, that cons |
| Twelfth Night | TN II.iii.162 | ass. | Asse. |
| Twelfth Night | TN II.iii.163 | Ass, I doubt not. | Asse, I doubt not. |
| Twelfth Night | TN III.ii.12 | 'Slight! Will you make an ass o' me? | S'light; will you make an Asse o'me. |
| Twelfth Night | TN V.i.16 | Marry, sir, they praise me – and make an ass of me. | Marry sir, they praise me, and make an asse of me, |
| Twelfth Night | TN V.i.17 | Now my foes tell me plainly, I am an ass; so that by my | now my foes tell me plainly, I am an Asse: so that by my |
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| accessary | assistant, helper, collaborator |
| accomplice | associate, partner, aide |
| accord | agree, assent, consent |
| accord | agreement, assent, consent |
| according | agreeing, assenting |
| account, accompt | number, collection, assortment |
| acquaintance | friends, companions, associates |
| adjunct | connected, associated, annexed |
| adjunct | aid, aide-memoire, assistant |
| adoption | association, relationship |
| aedile | [pron: 'eediyl] assistant to Roman tribunes |
| affect | desire, passion, appetite |
| affect | assume, display, put on, practise in an artificial way |
| affection | desire, passion, lustful feeling |
| affeered | [legal] assured, confirmed, settled |
| affront | assault, attack, onslaught |
| aidance | aid, assistance, help |
| aidant | helpful, assisting, beneficial |
| alarm, alarum | attack, assault |
| allot | destine, appoint, assign |
| allow | bestow, legally assign |
| ambassage, ambassy | embassy |
| ape | fool, idiot, jackass |
| appetite | sexual desire, passion |
| apple-john | kind of apple with a shrivelled skin [associated with midsummer (St John's) day] |
| appoint | destine, assign, arrange |
| appoint | grant, provide, assign |
| ardently | burningly, intensely, passionately |
| ascribe | dedicate, attribute, assign |
| asinico | [pron: asi'neekoh] little ass, donkey, dolt |
| ass | Welsh pronunciation of 'as' |
| assail | attack, assault, address |
| assail | approach with offers of love, woo with vigour, attempt to seduce |
| assailing | wooing, loving, amorous |
| assault | attack, temptation, snare |
| assay | attack, attempt, trial |
| assay | effort, attempt |
| assay | challenge, tempt, win over |
| assay | attempt, try, venture |
| assay | try, test the mettle of, put to the proof |
| assay | make advances to, accost, address proposals to |
| assay | [short form] evidence, proof, indication |
| assay | test, trial, measure |
| assay | assault, attack, incursion |
| assemblance | appearance, display, composition |
| assigns | accessories, appurtenances, trappings |
| assinico, asinico, assenego | [pron: asi'neekoh] little ass, donkey, dolt |
| assist | accompany, attend, escort |
| assistance | associates, partners, aides |
| assistant | in attendance, standing by, available |
| associate | companion, fellow-traveller |
| associate | accompany, escort, join with |
| assubjugate | reduce to subjugation, demean, debase |
| assume | acquire, adopt, take on |
| assume | attain, achieve, reach |
| assume | undertake, enter, choose |
| assurance | confirmation, pledge, guarantee |
| assurance | security, certainty, confidence |
| assurance | safety, security |
| assurance | claim, title, securing [of] |
| assure | settle, convey, leave [to] |
| assure | guarantee, make safe against risks |
| assure | assign, pledge, guarantee |
| assured | betrothed, engaged |
| assured | certain, definite, sure |
| atone | appease, allay, assuage |
| attempt | attack, assail, subdue |
| attempt | attack, assault |
| attendance | diligent service, dutiful ministration, assiduous attention |
| auditory | assembly of listeners, audience |
| authority | those in authority, the ruling class |
| avouch | assurance, guarantee |
| avouch | declare, assert, affirm |
| Bacchus | Roman god of wine, associated with drunken revelry |
| bait | harass, persecute, torment |
| bank | [unclear meaning] put in a bank, win; pass by [as in a boat] |
| Barrabas | in the Bible, a robber released instead of Christ at the Passover |
| base | utter with bass voice, proclaim resonantly |
| bass viol, base viol | stringed instrument resembling a cello |
| bass, base | utter with bass voice, proclaim resonantly |
| battery | assault, bombardment, blitz |
| beguile | charm away, while away, pass pleasantly |
| bequeath | resign, give up, assign, hand over |
| beset | set upon, assail, besiege |
| beside | passing by, to one side |
| bid the base / bass | challenge someone to a chase [from ‘prisoner's base’, a boy's chasing game] |
| blood | anger, temper, passion |
| blood | passion, feeling, strong emotion [especially sexual] |
| blowze | red-faced lass |
| blushing | modest, self-effacing, unassuming |
| body | corporate body, collective mass [of people] |
| boldness | confidence, assurance, certainty |
| bona-roba | high-class prostitute, good quality bit of stuff |
| book-mate | fellow-student, scholarly associate |
| borrowed | assumed, pretended, feigned |
| brand | ornamental flaming torch [associated with Cupid] |
| brass | brazenness, effrontery, impudence |
| brass, braze | harden (like brass) |
| brassy | hard as brass, unfeeling, impenetrable |
| braze | harden (like brass) |
| brazen | made of brass, very strong, powerful |
| brazier | brass-worker |
| Brutus, Marcus | Marcus Junius Brutus; 1st-c BC Roman politician, involved in the assassination of Julius Caesar |
| bugle-bracelet | bracelet adorned with ornamental tube-shaped glass beads |
| Bull | Taurus, the second sign of the zodiac, associated with cuckoldry, and also the neck and throat |
| burden | bass accompaniment [in a song] |
| cancel | [unclear word-class] put an end to, wipe out |
| Cancer | fourth sign of the zodiac, associated with heat |
| canvass | toss about [as if in a canvas sheet], beat, thrash |
| card | [of a compass-card] with great precision |
| card | [compass-card, on which the 32 points of the compass are marked] model, accurate guide |
| carrion | dead putrifying flesh, rotting carcass |
| carrion | carcass, wretch, worthless beast |
| Cassibelan | [pron: ka'sibelan, ka'sibjulan] British king in 1st-c |
| Cassius | Gaius Cassius Longinus, Roman senator, 1st-c BC, a leader of the plot to kill Julius Caesar |
| cassock | military cloak, long coat |
| Castalion | [unclear meaning] Castilian [Spanish]; Castalian [sacred spring on Mt Parnassus] |
| censure | assessment, opinion, judgement, criticism |
| censure | pass judgement on, condemn, pronounce sentence on |
| certes | certainly, assuredly, without doubt |
| certify | inform, assure, demonstrate to |
| challenge | claim, demand, assertion |
| change | variety, assortment, range |
| channel | narrow inlet, passage into a harbour |
| chaos | piece of shapeless matter, amorphous mass |
| charge | attack, assail, storm |
| charter | pledge, permission, assurance |
| chase | harry, harass, persecute |
| chi passa | [popular tune] who passes by? |
| chi passa | [ballad] Who goes by |
| choir, quire | company, group, assembly |
| circle | compass, confines, bounds |
| circuit | enclosed space, ambit, compass |
| clause | premise, assertion, statement |
| clement | merciful, lenient, compassionate |
| clerk | altar-server, assistant |
| clip | bound, surround, encompass |
| clip | encompass, enclose, surround |
| clod | lump, mass, piece of earth |
| cold | chaste, modest, lacking sensual passion |
| cold | unruffled, impassive, unimpassioned |
| coldness | indifference, apathy, passionless quality |
| colt | foolish youth, callow ass |
| come | come to pass, happen, turn out |
| come | exceed, surpass |
| come | [drinking call] pass it round |
| comfort | assist, help, give aid to |
| comfortable | comforting, encouraging, reassuring |
| commodity | asset, advantage, benefit |
| common | of ordinary people, of the masses |
| companion | associate, aide, comrade |
| company | companion, associate, comrade |
| compartner | associate, partner |
| compass | circlet, encircling band |
| compass | range, reach, limit, scope |
| compass | accomplish, fulfil, achieve, bring about |
| compass | surround, trap, ring in |
| compass | moderation, bounds, due limits |
| compass | embrace, enfold |
| compass | circle, circumference, bound |
| compass | bend into a circle, make to curve round |
| compass | go around, orbit, make a circuit of |
| compass | surround, be in the middle of |
| compass | go round with, travel about with; or: obtain, lay hold of |
| compass | regularity, proportion, measure |
| compass | revolution, circuit of time |
| compass | win, obtain, attain |
| compass | circumference, round measurement |
| compassed | curved, rounded, arched |
| compassion | have compassion on, pity, be sorry for |
| compassionate | full of lamentation, piteously appealing |
| compeer | companion, associate, fellow |
| competitor | partner, associate, colleague |
| complice | accomplice, confederate, associate |
| compound | union, combination, association |
| compound | lump, composition, mass |
| condescend | agree, consent, assent |
| conduit | channel, passage, vein |
| confidence | over-confidence, over-assurance, presumption |
| confident | trusting, complacent, self-assured |
| congregation | mass, gathering, assemblage |
| conjunction | united forces, joint association |
| consign | agree with, accept, assent to, endorse |
| consort | companion, partner, associate |
| consorted | conspiring, associated, in league together |
| constantly | assuredly, firmly, certainly, confidently |
| consumed | used up, spent, passed by |
| continent | globe, mass |
| contrary | lie, fabrication, false assertion |
| contrive | pass the time, spend, while away |
| convent | bring together, assemble, convene |
| converse | associate, keep company |
| convey | pass off, give out, pretend |
| convocation | assembly, gathering, parliament |
| corrival | ally, associate, partner |
| cote | [from the movement of dogs in hare coursing] overtake, outstrip, pass by |
| counsel | [unclear word-class] put an end to, wipe out |
| countermine | excavated passage made by fortress defenders to intercept an enemy mine |
| court | assembly, court occasion |
| crank | winding passage, meandering duct |
| curb | controlling chain or strap passed under a horse's jaw; check, restraint |
| curtle-axe | cutlass, cutting sword |
| daub | pretend, fake, pass off |
| depart | death, passing away |
| devise | give, assign, confer on |
| Diana | Roman goddess associated with the Moon, chastity, and hunting |
| Dian's bud | [unclear meaning] herb associated with chastity |
| difference | class difference, distinction of rank |
| difference | variety, range, assortment |
| digest | take in, incorporate, assimilate |
| diligence | attentiveness, assiduity, careful service |
| diligent | assiduous, persistent |
| direct | delegate, assign, hand over |
| dissembly | malapropism for ‘assembly’ |
| dog-days | hottest days of the year [associated with the astrological position of Sirius, the Dog-star] |
| downfall | later stages, declining, passing away |
| drabbing | whoring, associating with harlots |
| dragon's tail | [astrology] intersection of the orbit of the descending moon and that of the sun [associated with lechery] |
| eager | impetuous, fierce, impassioned |
| effect | desire, passion, emotion |
| effeminate | gentle, tender, compassionate |
| embassade | embassy, mission [as an ambassador] |
| embassador | variant form of ‘ambassador’ |
| embassage, ambassage | message, errand, business, mission |
| embassy | message [especially via an ambassador] |
| embassy | ambassadorial role, function as ambassador |
| emportment | fit of passion, state of emotion |
| encompass | surround, encircle, enclose |
| encompass | outwit, catch out, get round |
| encompassed | surrounded, encircled, enclosed |
| encompassment | talking around [a subject], roundabout means |
| encounter | confront, assail, attack |
| encounter | skirmish, assault, engagement |
| enforced | violated, assaulted, ravished |
| enforced | violating, shown in an assault |
| engage | involve in, associate with |
| engross | amass, accumulate, collect together |
| enraged | passionate, ardent, furiously aroused |
| entail | provision that an estate should pass to an heir |
| entertain | while away, pass away |
| Erebus | 'darkness', son of Chaos, the place where Shades passed on their way to Hades |
| exceed | outdo, surpass, excel, be superior |
| extent | assault, attack, onslaught |
| extreme | intense emotion, violent passion |
| extremity | ridiculous behaviour, embarrassing conduct |
| eye-glass | lens of the eye |
| faith | self-confidence, self-assurance |
| faith | promise, assurance, pledge |
| fall | sin, trespass, commit wrong |
| fall | happen, occur, come to pass |
| fall | turn out, happen, come to pass |
| familiar | close friend, intimate associate |
| fast | bound, assured, promised |
| fast | pass a period of abstinence |
| fee | dependent creature, beneficiary, vassal |
| fellow | companion, associate |
| fire | ardour, fervour, burning passion |
| flaw | burst of passion, upsurge of feelings |
| fleet | turn, pass, change |
| fleet | dancing company, group, assembly |
| fleet | [of souls] leave, pass away, fly off |
| fold | enfold, envelop, encompass |
| fond | infatuated, doting, passionate |
| fop | fool, buffoon, jackass |
| forehead | commanding countenance, assurance, audacity |
| forepast | previously passed, already accumulated |
| friend | befriend, sustain, assist |
| furious | passionate, uproarious, excitable |
| furtherance | aid, assistance, help |
| fury | impetuous way, fierce passion |
| fury-innocent | [unclear usage] anyone in a calm state of mind; anyone passion-free |
| galliass | heavily built warship using sails and oars [larger than a galley] |
| gallimaufry | complete mixture, whole assembly, every sort |
| galloglass | axe-wielding Irish soldier |
| garden-house | small building in a garden [often used for lovers' assignations] |
| generation | breed, class, pedigree |
| give | report, assert, make known |
| glance | allude to, refer to, mention in passing |
| glance | turn, move, pass |
| glass | mirror, looking-glass |
| glass | [sand of the] hourglass |
| glass | eyeball |
| glass | magic mirror, crystal ball |
| glass | enclose in glass |
| glass eyes | spectacles |
| glass-faced | mirror-faced, self-reflecting |
| glass-gazing | admiring oneself in the mirror |
| glassy | [unclear meaning] frail as glass, brittle; or: mirroring, reflecting [divinity] |
| glassy | as if made of glass, translucent |
| go | exceed, surpass, transcend |
| go | agree, give assent [to] |
| go | surpass, outdo, be superior to |
| go | die, pass away, depart |
| go | go ahead, take place, come to pass |
| go | pass as current, be valued |
| go to | exclamation of reassurance |
| good | be of use to, provide assistance to |
| good cheer | exclamation of reassurance or encouragement |
| grant | submit, yield, assent |
| grass | graze, feed, eat pasture |
| grate | harass, irritate, aggravate |
| grate | pester, harass, make heavy demands on |
| green | greenery, grass, vegetation |
| green | grass-covered land, grassy mound |
| ground | [music] constant bass rhythm underneath a descant, foundation |
| guess | assume, surmise, suppose |
| Hagar | [pron: 'haygahr] in the Bible, bondwoman to Sarah, whose child was Ishmael, a 'wild-ass of a man' |
| hap | happen, take place, come to pass |
| harry | mistreat, harass, ill-use |
| heap | in a mass, all together |
| heat | anger, rage, passion |
| heat | desire, passion, libido |
| Hecat, Hecate | [pron: 'hekat, 'hekatee] Greek goddess of the underworld; associated with magic, ghosts, witchcraft |
| herb | aromatic shrub, associated with repentance |
| homager | one who owes homage, vassal |
| hot | hot-tempered, angry, passionate |
| hot-blooded | lecherous, passionate, lustful |
| hotly | angrily, passionately, fiercely |
| Hymen | [pron: 'hiymen] Greek god who led a wedding procession; associated with a torch, crown of flowers, and flute |
| hysterica passio | [Latin: hysterical passion] hysteria |
| importment | fit of passion, state of emotion |
| inaidible | unable to be assisted, incapable of being helped |
| inclusive | enclosing, encircling, encompassing |
| indigest | shapeless mass, confused situation |
| individable | indivisible [with no changes in the location of action]; or: unclassifiable |
| industry | laborious gallantry, assiduity in service to a lady |
| infest | harass, trouble, assail |
| ingraft | closely attached, associated [with] |
| insociable | intolerable, impossible to associate with |
| invectively | vehemently, passionately, in an abusive way |
| inward | intimate, closely associated |
| iteration | cliche, repeated assertion, endless repetition |
| iwis | [archaism] assuredly, certainly, truly |
| Jason | son of Aeson, King of Iolcos; sent with the Argonauts to find the Golden Fleece, which he obtained with Medea's assistance |
| jet | encroach on, usurp, trespass upon |
| join | ally, unite, associate |
| judgement | opinion, estimation, assessment |
| Judith | in the Bible, heroine who kills Assyrian general Holofernes with a sword |
| Juno | Roman supreme goddess, wife of Jupiter, associated with the Moon, childbirth, marriage, and female identity |
| Jupiter, Jove | Roman supreme god; associated with the heavens and the weather, especially thunder and lightning; husband of Juno |
| kindly | with natural affection, with compassion |
| kiss | fraternize, associate, consort |
| knot | company, band, assembly |
| knot | gather together, assemble, congregate |
| knot-grass | species of creeping weed |
| laboursome | laborious, assiduous, hard-working |
| lampass | horse disease affecting the mouth |
| lane | path, passage, way |
| languish | pass [time] in languishing, waste |
| lapwing | type of plover [bird with wily methods of escaping the notice of predators; associated with amorous intrigue] |
| lass-lorn | jilted, forsaken by a sweetheart |
| latten | made of thin brass, tin-plate |
| laund | clearing [in a wood], glade, grassy space |
| leave | pass by, go past |
| lecture | classroom lesson |
| leiger | resident ambassador, representative, envoy |
| let | slaughter, kill, massacre |
| liegeman | vassal, subject, follower |
| lieger | resident ambassador, representative, envoy |
| limit | duty, assignment, responsibility |
| liver | part of the body thought to be the seat of the passions [especially sexual desire] |
| lose | spend, pass through, while away |
| lust-breathed | inspired by lust, driven by passion |
| made | with success assured, with fortune made |
| Mars | planet particularly associated with martial or aggressive temperaments |
| Martinmas, Martlemas | St Martins Day, 11 November, associated with plentiful food |
| mass | size, numbers, large amount |
| mass | service, liturgy, divine celebration |
| massy | massive, heavy, colossal |
| match | appointment, assignation, rendezvous |
| mate | companion, associate, comrade |
| mean | means of access, passage |
| measure | extent, size, amount, quantity, mass |
| measure | pass through, travel over, traverse |
| Medea | [pron: me'deea] daughter of Aeetes, King of Colchis, who assisted Jason in obtaining the Golden Fleece |
| mell | get involved, associate, copulate |
| Mercury | planet particularly associated with eloquence, feats of skill, and the commercial world |
| mercy | compassion, forgiveness, pardon |
| mess | Scottish pronunciation of 'mass' |
| mine | excavated passage under a fortress wall |
| more-having | having more, amassing, acquiring |
| muster | assemble, gather together [at], rush |
| nayword | password, watchword |
| Neptune | Roman water-god, chiefly associated with the sea and sea-weather |
| Ninus | [pron: 'niynus] founder of the Assyrian city of Nineveh |
| numbering | estimation, evaluation, assessment |
| offend | assail, attack, fall upon |
| onset | attack, assault |
| orb | rounded mass, ring, crown |
| outbrag | surpass in beauty, excel in pride |
| outbrave | surpass in bravery, outdo in daring |
| outbreast | outsing, surpass in voice |
| outcrafty | artfully outwit, surpass in cunning |
| outgo | outdo, outstrip, surpass |
| outpeer | surpass, outrival, exceed |
| outrage | passionate expression, emotional outcry |
| outsell | exceed in value, surpass |
| outstrike | surpass in striking, deal a swifter blow than |
| outwear | wear away, spend, pass |
| overblow | blow over, pass away, abate |
| overcome | suddenly come over, swiftly pass across |
| overdo | outdo, surpass |
| overgo | travel through, pass over, traverse |
| overleap | pass over, pass by , skip |
| overpass | spend, pass, live out |
| overpicture | surpass, outdo, excel |
| overpost | pass over, disregard, overlook [of] |
| overreach | overtake, come up with, pass by |
| overshine | outshine, surpass, excel |
| overskip | pass over without noticing, jump lightly over |
| overslip | pass by unnoticed, slip past |
| overtake | surpass, outdo, rival |
| overtop | excel, surpass, go beyond the (normal) level of |
| overtrip | skip over, pass lightly over |
| overwrestle | surpass, outdo, exceed |
| pace | move on, proceed, pass on |
| pacify | stay quiet; or: malapropism for ‘satisfy’ [= be assured] |
| pale | enclose, surround, encompass |
| paragon | surpass, excel, transcend |
| partaker | ally, supporter, associate |
| participation | association, companionship, fellowship |
| partner | associate, equate, match |
| pass | sally, witty stroke, quip |
| pass | passage, crossing, thoroughfare |
| pass | [fencing] sword-thrust, lunge |
| pass | bout, exchange, round [in fencing] |
| pass | surpass, go beyond, outdo |
| pass | predicament, juncture, critical point |
| pass | let pass, omit, avoid |
| pass | be approved [by], be ratified [by] |
| pass | experience, feel |
| pass | pass muster, stand up well |
| pass | use, show, employ |
| pass | pass sentence, adjudicate |
| pass | pass away, pass from life, die |
| pass | go through, go over |
| pass | pass over, ignore, disregard |
| pass | care, heed, trouble oneself about |
| pass | [unclear meaning] trespass; course of action; trickery |
| pass | standing, reputation, estimation |
| pass | [unclear meaning] jest at; impose on; pass judgement upon |
| pass | pass through, traverse |
| pass | advance, move on, proceed |
| pass | represent, impersonate, perform |
| pass | move outside, go beyond |
| pass | endure, undergo, experience |
| pass | confirm, ratify, affirm |
| pass | transact, complete, carry through |
| pass | issue, end, outcome |
| passable | veritable, real, tolerable |
| passado | [fencing] forward thrust, lunge |
| passage | incident, occurrence, event, happening |
| passage | combat, contest, fight [= passage of arms] |
| passage | passing, progress, moving on |
| passage | traffic, passing to and fro, movement of people |
| passage | journey, travelling, wandering |
| passage | passing on, extending, line of descent |
| passage | expression, turn of phrase |
| passage | passing away, departure from life, death |
| passant | [heraldry] walking, with three paws on the ground and one raised |
| passed | recently uttered, just expressed |
| passenger | wayfarer, traveller, passer-by |
| passing | very, exceedingly, extremely |
| passing | unsurpassed, extreme, pre-eminent |
| passing | ringing to mark a death |
| passion | experience deep feeling, be profoundly moved, grieve |
| passion | powerful feeling, overpowering emotion [often opposed to ‘reason’] |
| passion | passionate outburst, emotional passage |
| passion | suffering, torment, deep grief |
| passion | fit of anger, feeling of rage |
| passion | emotional state, mental condition |
| passionate | impassioned, vehement, excessively emotional |
| passionate | compassionate, inclined to pity, tender-hearted |
| passionate | express with great emotion |
| passport | document providing details |
| passport | licence given to an inmate of an institution to travel abroad as a beggar |
| passy-measures | dancing with slow pace |
| paten | dish on which the bread is placed during the Mass; shining circle |
| pax | tablet bearing an image of the Crucifixion, used as a symbol of peace within the Mass |
| peremptorily | assuredly, positively, decisively |
| Perseus | son of Zeus and Danae; advised by Athene to look at the reflection in his shield when cutting off Medusa's head, thereby avoiding being turned to stone; associated with the winged horse released by her death |
| pew-fellow | one who shares a church bench; companion, associate |
| pilgrimage | journey, passage, voyage |
| pinch | harass, irritate, annoy |
| piteous | full of pity, compassionate, tender |
| piteously | so as to excite pity, evoking compassion |
| pitiful | compassionate, merciful, tender |
| pitifully | with compassion, by showing mercy |
| pity | be merciful to, assist |
| popularity | populace, common people, the masses |
| position | [in logic] affirmation, assertion, hypothesis |
| post | pass over, disregard, go through with haste |
| praise | appraise, assess, put a valuation on |
| pray in aid | [legal] claim the assistance of someone who has a shared interest in a defence action |
| predicament | category, class, division |
| presence | royal assembly, eminent company |
| primitive | original, classical, typical |
| progress | state passage, royal journey |
| promise | assure, declare [to], tell plainly |
| property | means to an end, commercial asset |
| push | attack, assault, thrust |
| put | pass off, palm off, foist on |
| puzzle | complicate things for, be an embarrassment for |
| quality | companions, associates, fraternity |
| quarter | direction, bearing, point [of the compass] |
| race | course, passage |
| racking | wind-driven, passing like smoke |
| rage | violent outburst, furious passion |
| rank | place, class, put down |
| rate | allot, apportion, assign |
| rated | assessed, exposed, evaluated |
| reason | power of reason, judgement, common sense [often opposed to ‘passion’] |
| reckoning | assessment of debts, settlement of accounts |
| recollect | gather up, collect, amass |
| redress | relief, assistance, help, comfort |
| refer | assign, give, bestow |
| reference | [unclear meaning] designation, appointment, assignment |
| relation | relationship, connection, association |
| relief | assistance, help, aid |
| relieve | aid, assist, rescue |
| remorse | pity, compassion, tenderness |
| remorseful | compassionate, caring, full of pity |
| rescue | [cry for help to stop someone escaping] help, assistance |
| resolve | be certain [of], rest assured, be sure |
| resolved | convinced, satisfied, assured |
| return | pass, transfer |
| ride | press, harass, pursue |
| right | typical, true, classic |
| right | clearly, unmistakeably, assuredly |
| rival | partner, associate, companion |
| rosemary | aromatic shrub, associated with remembering |
| rue | aromatic shrub, associated with repentance, pity |
| run | pass, spread, bring, cause to flow |
| ruth | pity, compassion, sympathy |
| sackbut | type of bass trumpet, with a trombone-like slide |
| sacring | [in the Mass] rung at the moment of consecration |
| safe | sure, certain, assured |
| safe | trustworthily, in an assured way |
| safeguard | under safe-conduct, with guarantee of safe passage |
| sail | voyage, passage, sailing |
| Salic, Salique | name of a law stating that the French crown could be passed on only by males |
| saltpetre | substance used for making gunpowder [potassium nitrate] |
| satisfy | provide with information, reassure, convince |
| Saturn | planet particularly associated with melancholic, morose, or vengeful temperaments |
| say | short form of 'assay' |
| saying | promising, affirmation, assertion |
| scan | judge, assess, criticize |
| second | support, assist, reinforce |
| second | supporting action, act of assistance |
| sect | class, kind, sort |
| sedge | variety of grassy plant, rush |
| seemer | make-believer, pretender, one who assumes a behaviour |
| self-assumption | self-importance, arrogance, egotism |
| Semiramis | [pron: se'miramis] semi-legendary Assyrian queen renowned for promiscuity, 9th-c BC |
| serving | means, agency, assistance |
| session, sessions | judicial assembly, trial, court |
| shame | be ashamed, be embarrassed |
| shipping | voyage, sailing, passage |
| side | frame, compass, limit |
| siege | onslaught, storm, assail |
| simpleness | unpretentiousness, unaffected behaviour, unassuming simplicity |
| skip | pass over, fail to see, ignore |
| skip | jump over, avoid, pass by |
| slip | fail to keep, allow to pass by |
| slip | leave unasserted, pass over |
| slippery | swiftly passing, fleeting |
| soaking | quick to absorb, ready to assimilate |
| sober-blooded | calm, passionless, impassive |
| society | companionship, fellowship, association |
| soft | tender, compassionate, kind |
| sooth | truth [in exclamations, emphasizing an assertion] |
| soothing | reassurance, heartening |
| sort | class, level, social rank |
| sort | place, classify, put in the same class |
| sort | assigned portion, allotted measure |
| sort | associate, keep company with |
| sound | swoon, faint, pass out |
| spectacle | fit with spectacles, give glasses |
| spectacles | eye-glasses |
| speed | assistance, aid, protector |
| spend | be wasted, go by, pass by |
| spend | waste, pass unprofitably |
| spleen | temper, spirit, passion [part of the body seen as the source of both gloomy and mirthful emotions] |
| spleenful | passionate, furious, hot-headed |
| stead | help, assist, benefit |
| still | impassive, inscrutable |
| sting | urging of lust, inflaming of passion |
| store | group, company, assembly |
| stover | fodder grass, hay, straw |
| strait | cramped passage, confined path |
| strike | [unclear meaning] tap the casks; fill the cups; clink the glasses; bang the drums |
| stroke | blow, attack, assault |
| style | appoint, order, assign |
| subscribe | concur, consent, give assent |
| subscribe | concur with, give assent to |
| subsidy | special tax assessment |
| succeed | pass through inheritance, devolve |
| succession | transmission, being passed on |
| succour | help, assist, aid |
| succour | reinforcements, military assistance |
| succour | help, assistance, aid |
| surance | assurance, guarantee, pledge |
| sure | surely, assuredly, certainly |
| surely | certainly, doubtless, assuredly |
| surmount | excel, surpass, outshine |
| synod | assembly, council, gathering |
| take | assume, pretend, feign |
| take | undertake a role, assume a responsibility [for oneself] |
| take | assume a role, carry on |
| take | assume the burden of, undertake the study of [for oneself] |
| tassel | ornamental fringe |
| tassel-gentle | male peregrine falcon |
| Taurus | Bull [second sign of the zodiac, associated with cuckoldry] |
| tell | say, assert, put it about |
| testimony | warrant, acknowledgement, assurance |
| Thasos | Thassos; island near Philippi, N Greece |
| Thebes | [theebz] city-state in Boeotia, SE Greece; associated with wisdom and learning |
| think | feel time passing slowly, tire of waiting |
| thoughten | assured, of a mind, thinking |
| Thracian | [pron: 'thraysian] of Thrace; region of ancient NE Greece associated with the worship of Dionysus |
| thrill | pass like a shiver, tremble |
| throw | bestow, cast, pass on |
| tide | course, stream, passage |
| time | passing of time, while |
| titler | person asserting a right, claimant |
| top | surpass, exceed, outstrip |
| trace | range over, pass through, traverse |
| tract | trace, trail, evidence of passage |
| trade | traffic, passage, coming and going |
| transmigrate | pass into a new life; or: decompose, rot |
| travail | movement, motion, passage |
| trespass | wrong, offence, injustice, crime |
| troop | go along with, be associated with, accompany |
| troth | exclamations, emphasizing an assertion - truly, indeed |
| troth, by my | by my truth [exclamation emphasizing an assertion] |
| turfy | turf-covered, grassy |
| turmoiled | harassed, worried, troubled |
| unattainted | dispassionate, detached, unprejudiced |
| uncharged | unattacked, unassailed |
| undertake | assume, take on, feign |
| undoubted | absolute, assured, true |
| unlicensed | without permission, lacking the assent |
| unparagoned | unsurpassable, matchless, not able to be excelled |
| unsisting | [unclear meaning] unassisting; or: unshifting |
| unsuitable | unfashionable, old-fashioned, passe |
| unvulnerable | invulnerable, unassailable |
| uphoard | hoard, heap up, amass |
| Ursa Major | the Great Bear [associated with lechery] |
| usurp | assume, take on, adopt |
| usurpation | encroachment, intrusion, trespass |
| vade | fade, pass away, disappear |
| vassal | submissive, abject, yielding |
| vassal | subject, servile, subordinate |
| vassal | wretch, creature, slave |
| vassal | servant, slave, subject |
| vassalage | humble people, low subjects |
| vassalage | servitude, subjection, total allegiance |
| venereal | displaying the character of Venus, associated with sexual desire |
| venue | [fencing] sword-thrust, assault, thrust |
| Venus | planet particularly associated with love, beauty, and fertility |
| Virgo | Virgin [sixth sign of the zodiac, associated with Astraea, goddess of justice] |
| vouch | guarantee, assure, warrant |
| Vulcan | Roman god of fire, and the gods' blacksmith; his forge was under Mt Etna, and thus associated with destruction and hell |
| waftage | passage, conveyance by water |
| wanton | sexually hot, passionate, sportive |
| warrant | assure, promise, guarantee, confirm |
| warrant | assurance, pledge, guarantee |
| warrant | tell, assure, give good grounds to |
| warrant | act as a pledge for, give an assurance about |
| wassail | drinking-party, carousal, revels |
| waste | pass, spend, while away |
| way | course, passage |
| wear | pass, waste, run out |
| wear | pass, spend |
| weigh | judge, rate, assess the value of |
| wench | girl, lass |
| wild | delirious, ecstatic, passionately elated |
| will | lust, sexual desire, passion |
| windlass | circuit made to intercept game while hunting; roundabout way |
| world | whole of mankind, human race, mass of society |
| worried | maltreated, harassed, savaged |
| yea and no, by | by yes and no [emphatic assertion, replacing a real oath] |
| yoke | associate, link, join, couple |
| yoke-devil | companion-devil, associate in evil |
| zany | stooge, clown's assistant, mimic |
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