sallet salad; light piece of armour for the head
salt sb. salt tears; adj. bitter; salacious, lustful; (of fish) salt- water
saltiers (?) woodland creatures that leap about, like satyrs
salute cheer, excite
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sanctimonious holy
sanctimony holiness; something holy
sanctuarize provide with sanctuary or immunity from punishment
sand-blind partially blind
sanded sandy-coloured
sandy of sand, as used in an hour-glass
sanguine red, ruddy (the colour of blood); full-blooded
sans without (Fr.)
sapient wise
sarcenet, sarsenet thin, delicate silk
Sarum ancient city near Camelot
sate ignored
Satis quid sufficit Holofernes’s version of ‘satis quod sufficit’ (Lat.= ‘enough is as good as a feast’)
Saturn (in astrology) planet associated with old age, coldness, melancholy and evil
sauce season, spice, make hot
saucy highly seasoned; impudent; sexually bold or carefree
savagery profuse vegetation
savour sb. smell; nature; v. smack, smell; sense or relish
Savoy a great house on the Strand in London
saw wise saying
say sb. assay, evidence; kind of silk cloth; v. speak; speak truly or aptly
’say’d assayed, tried
’Sblood (by God)’s blood (an oath)
scab rogue
scaffoldage stage
scald scabby, scurvy
scale sb. mark used for measuring distance, height, etc.; v. weigh, judge
scamble scramble
scamels an unidentified type of bird
scandalis’d, scandaliz’d slandered; disgraced
scantling degree of capacity or ability; sample, specimen
scantly resentfully
’scape, scape sb. escape; escapade, transgression; v. escape
scarf sling; sash used to indicate rank in the army
scarre (?) snare
scathe sb. injury, damage; v. injure
scattering scattered, disordered
schedule paper, often a list or summary
school sb. university; v. teach (a lesson); govern, control
science (theoretical) knowledge
scion shoot or cutting from a plant
sconce small round fort; protective screen; head
scope target, purpose, aim; permission, opportunity; scope of nature = an event permitted by nature, a natural event
scorch cut, gash
score notch on a stick or post to mark an account, hence account; v. cut a notch, hence mark on an account
scorn, take scorn
scot small payment; scot and lot = in full
scotch sb. gash; v. gash
scour clean out (a pistol) with a ramrod; hurry
scrimers fencers
scrip script; shepherd’s bag
scrippage Touchstone’s coinage for ‘shepherd’s baggage’ (cf.scrip)
scriptures (written) words
scroyles scabby scoundrels
scrubbed dwarfish
scruple doubt; a third of a dram
scrupulous full of scruples, hesitant
scullion kitchen servant of either sex
sculls schools (of fish)
scurril, scurrile scurrilous, filthy
scut tail of a rabbit or deer; female genitals
scutcheon cheap coat of arms used at funerals
’Sdeath (by God)’s death (an oath)
se offendendo Grave-digger’s version of ‘se defendendo’ (Lat.= ‘in self-defence’)
sea-coal superior type of coal transported to London by sea
seam grease
sea-maid mermaid
sea-monster creature to whom Laomedon, King of Troy, attempted to sacrifice his daughter Hesione; Hercules rescued her thinking to obtain some horses in payment
seamy showing the seams; seamy side = inner side (of a garment or glove)
sear sb. part of a gunlock; v. wrap in a cerecloth (shroud); brand; tickle a’th’ sear = liable to go off (cf. tickle)
searchers public health officers similar to modern coroners
searching sharp, strong
second sb. supporter, as in a duel; adj. representative
seconds second-rate material
sect cutting; class, profession; political faction; sex
sectary adherent of a sect, disciple; sectary astronomical = disciple of astrologers
secure adj. over-confident; v. comfort; make over-confident; protect
securely with (false) confidence
security over-confidence
See, the the Holy See, the diocese of the Pope
seeded grown, matured
seedness state of being sown
seeing what one sees, appearance
seel sew up (the eyelids of a hawk in training)
seeming sb. appearance; likelihood; deception, falseness; adj. apparent; adv. in a seemly manner
seen qualified
seld seldom
self selfsame; relating to oneself, one’s own
semblable sb. likeness; adj. matching
semblative similar in appearance to
Seneca Roman Stoic philosopher and writer of tragedies
sennet fanfare of trumpets or cornets
se’nnight, seve’night, seven- night, sev’n-night week
sense senses; sexual awareness; mind; adder’s sense = senses ‘as deaf as an adder’ (proverbial); to the sense = to the quick
senseless insensate, unresponsive; unconscious
sensible able to sense, having sensation; able to be sensed, material, evident
sensibly perceptibly; being alive and sensitive; with feeling
sentence opinion; decision, ruling; memorable saying
sententious memorable, using choice words; the Nurse’s word for ‘sentence’
Septentrion north
sequel that which follows
sequent sb. follower; adj. following, subsequent; successive
sequester sb. sequestration, removal; v. remove, divorce
sequestration removal, isolation; loss of property; (?) sequel, result
sere sb. dried-up condition; adj. dry
sergeant arresting officer
serpigo a skin disease popularly linked with venereal disease
servant lover
servanted to in the service of
service food served at table
set sb. twelve hours on a clock face; adj. seated; (of eyes) closed; lacking spontaneous wit; v. sit; put up a stake (in gambling); compose music for words; close (the eyes of the dead); set a match = plan a robbery; set hand = formal handwriting
setter thieves’ informant
several sb. individual; particular; adj. different, various; individual, distinct; personal, (one’s) own
severally individually
sewer chief servant, in charge of setting the table
’Sfoot (by God)’s foot (an oath)
shadow shade or shady spot; illusory image, picture; actor; spirit; ghost
shaft or a bolt on’t, make a do it somehow
shag rough, untrimmed
shales husks, pods
shame natural modesty
shame-fac’d, shamefaced shy; full of shame
shard piece of broken pottery; cow-pat
shark up snatch indiscriminately, as a shark its food
shearman one involved in the manufacture of cloth
sheaved composed of sheaves (of straw)
sheep-biter dog or wolf that bites sheep, hence dangerous, sanctimonious person
sheep-biting dangerous, sanctimonious (cf. sheep-biter)
sheer pure
shent rebuked, scolded
sherris sherry
shift sb. expedient, trick; trickery; smock; v. make do, improvise, live on one’s wits; cha
nge (clothing); make shift = use tricks or resourcefulness to achieve a purpose
ship-tire elaborate head-dress shaped like a ship or sails
shive slice
shoal area of shallow water
shock throw into confusion, meet force with force
shog be going; shog off = come away
shoon shoes
shot payment; account, bill; marksman, gunner
shotten (of a fish) having shot its roe (shed its eggs), lank
shoughs shag-haired dogs
shoulder-shotten having dislocated shoulders
shove-groat shovel-board, a game of propelling coins across a smooth board
shrewd sharp; cunning, mischievous, wicked
shrewdly sharply; sorely
shrieve sheriff; shrieve’s fool see fool
shrift sacrament of Confession, hence confession, absolution or confessional
shrill-gorged shrill-sounding
shrine statue, icon
shrive hear confession and grant absolution
shroud sb. guard, protection; ropes of a ship’s mast; v. hide, take cover
shuffle shift, make do; smuggle; cheat
Si fortuna me tormenta, spero me contenta see Si fortune (etc.)
Si fortune me tormente sperato me contento Pistol’s expression, in a mixture of European languages, of the motto ‘If fortune torments me, hope contents me’
Sic spectanda fides‘Thus is faithfulness to be shown’ (Lat.)
sickle shekel, a Hebrew coin
siege seat, esp. of office or high rank; rank, status; excrement
sight aperture at the front of helmet; of one’s sight = seeing one
sightless invisible; unpleasant to look at
silly simple; defenceless; meagre, trifling
simple sb. herb used as a medicine; ingredient; adj. unadulterated, pure
simpleness stupidity, nonsense; plain honesty; purity, state of being unadulterated
simplicity stupidity
simular sb. simulator, false representative; adj. specious
sinfully in a state of sin; sinfully miscarry = die without the last rites
single adj. alone, unaided; honest, direct; weak; v.(in hunting) select and pursue (an animal from the herd); single bond = (?) a contract without conditions; single ten = ten at cards
Singulariter nominativo‘in the nominative singular’ (Lat.)
singularity personal qualities; odd behaviour; remarkable object
singuled singled out
sinister left; irregular, wrong
sink sb. cesspit; v. go down to hell
sink-a-pace see cinque-pace
Sinon Greek who tricked the Trojans into receiving a wooden horse containing soldiers who went on to capture Troy
sirrah term of address to a social inferior
sir-reverence phrase used to apologize for foul talk; a euphemism for dung
sister v. closely resemble; neighbour; Sisters Three = the Fates (see Fates)
Sit fas aut nefas‘be it right or wrong’ (Lat.)
sith since
sithence since
size a gelatinous glaze; allowance of food and drink
skains-mates cut-throat companions
skiffed travelled in a skiff (a light boat)
skill sb. discernment; need, reason; v. matter
skilless ignorant
skillet cooking pot
skimble-skamble incoherent, wild
skipper light-brained, skipping person
skirr run hastily
slab thick and slimy
slander sb. accusation; disgrace; disgraceful person; v. charge, accuse; disgrace, abuse
slanderous of accusation; bringing disgrace; ill-reputed
slave enslave
sleave a coarse silk
sledded riding in sledges
sleeve-hand cuff of a sleeve
sleided separated into loose threads
’Slid (by God)’s (eye-)lid (an oath)
sliding sin
’Slight (by God)’s light (an oath)
slip sb. cutting or graft from a plant; counterfeit coin; leash; v. unleash (a greyhound)
slipper slippery
slippery unstable, treacherous
slipshod wearing slippers
sliver split off
slobbery muddy, slimy
slop, slops large baggy breeches
slough old snake-skin
slovenry slovenliness, dirty untidiness
slubber smear, stain; carelessly hurry
smatch smack, whiff
smatter prattle, chat
smock petticoat; woman
smoke sb. fog; v. steam; smoke out, as in fox hunting; beat; disinfect
smooth sb. flatter, indulge; gloss over; adj. flattering
smug spruced-up; smooth, unruffled
sneap sb. snub, reprimand; v. bite, chill
sneck up an offensive insult
snipp’d-taffeta jagged silk (slashed to display the lining underneath)
snuff resentment; in snuff = (of candles) needing to be snuffed;take in snuff = take offence
sob rest, breather
sod sodden, boiled
soiled lively or skittish
soilure sullying, staining
sole singular
solely wholly
solemnity festal occasion, celebration (often of marriage)
solicit sb. suit, petition; v. urge, excite
solidares (?) solidi (Roman coins)
sometime, sometimes adj. former; adv. formerly, once
sonance sonorous sound
sonties, be God’s by God’s saints (an oath)
sooth sb. truth; appeasement, flattery; adv. truly
soothe flatter; play along with, indulge
soothers flatterers
sop hunk of bread soaked in wine
sophister clever arguer
sophisticated adulterated, no longer simple or natural
Sophy Shah (king) of Persia
sore four-year-old male deer
sorel three-year-old male deer
sort sb. rank; dress; lot; v. accord; find; conclude; keep company (with)
sortance accordance; hold sortance = accord
sotted made a sot (a fool)
sound faint; fathom
souse strike; (in hawking) swoop (upon)
soused pickled
South Sea the Pacific; South Sea of discovery = a long, frustrating voyage
sow ingot, block
sowl seize rougly, drag
Sowter‘Cobbler’, a dog’s name
span-counter a children’s game like marbles
spavin tumour on a horse’s leg- joint
specialty contract; particular distinction
spectacles spyglasses (telescopes); eyes
speculation sight, observation
speculative of sight
sped ruined; see speed
speed sb. fate, lot; v. fare; meet with success; favour; be one’s speed = bring one good fortune; have the speed of = match in speed; overtake; speed you = God speed (favour) you
speeding sb. fate, lot; success; adj. successful
spend speak; use up; spend the mouth = be in full cry, as a hunting hound
sphere (in Ptolomaic astronomy) one of the massive crystalline spheres around the earth in which the planets, stars, etc. were believed fixed; they revolved, generating harmonious music, inaudible on earth
spherical of a planet
spigot part of a tap on a barrel
spill destroy
spilth spilling
spin spurt
spines thorns
spinners (?) spiders; (?) craneflies
spinster woman spinning flax or wool
spital hospital, esp. for the lower classes
spleen organ supposedly responsible for fierce passion, laughter and melancholy, hence the abstract condition or a fit or bout of any of these moods
splinted splintered (see splinter)
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sp; splinter apply splints to (a broken limb)
spoil sb. sacking, carrying off booty; bloody end of a hunt; v. sack, rob, steal
spongy watery, dripping; full of drink
spot piece of embroidery; mark on a list; blemish
sprag smart, quick
spring bud, shoot, sapling
springe snare for catching birds
springhalt muscular disorder in horses causing them to jerk back their legs
spurn sb. blow, rude rejection; v. kick fiercely
square sb. measuring rule; breast- piece of a dress; adj. just, fair; v. measure; regulate, direct; square up, adopt a hostile stance; by the square = precisely; square of sense = (?) part of the body or mind
squarer one who squares for a fight, brawler
squash unripe pea-pod
squier square (measuring rule)
squiny squint
staff quarterstaff, spear or lance; stanza; set in one’s staff = take up residence
stagger falter, be unsure
staggers disease in horses causing staggering; reeling state
stain sb. blemish; tincture, hint; one whose superiority casts a shadow (stain) on others; v. eclipse
stair-work furtive business on the back stairs
stale sb. urine; decoy; whore; laughing-stock, esp. a risible lover; stalemate; v. make stale; cheapen, debase
stall enthrone; lodge, as in an animal’s stall; stall together = (?) tolerate each other’s presence
stamp sb. something created or minted; seal, official mark; v. create, manufacture, (of coins) mint; seal, authenticate
stand stand about; stand still; stand up to; stand in an action = be a party in a legal action
standard standard-bearer
standing-bed bed with legs
standing-bowl bowl with a foot or pedestal
staniel kestrel
staple U-shaped rod into which a bolt is shot; pillar (?); fibre from which a thread is made
stare sb. staring state; v. stand up stiffly
start sb. outburst; v.(in hunting) drive from cover; frighten
starting-hole bolt-hole, hiding place
starve destroy, esp. with cold, freeze; suffer or perish with cold
state standing position, stance; estate (property, condition or social position); chair of state, throne; court
states men of rank
station standing (still), posture
statist politician, man of affairs
statute document providing security to a creditor
statute-caps (?) academic caps; (?) apprentices’ caps
stave’s staff’s (see staff)
staves staffs (see staff)
stay sb. support; ongoing condition; check, interruption; v. support, hold (up); stay by’t = stand up to things, stand one’s ground
stead help, serve the needs of; stead up = stand in for
stelled stellar, starry; fixed; (?) portrayed
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