Play | Key Line | Modern Text | Original Text |
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: |
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 |
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: |
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. |
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. |
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 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 |
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 |
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. |
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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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