wort a plant of the cabbage family; unfermented beer
worthy v. make seem a hero; the Worthies = nine heroes from history and legend
wot know (cf. wit); wilt (cf. woo’t)
wrack sb. wreck; wrecking; victim of a wreck; v. wreck
wrangler quarreller
wrath sb. raging passion; adj. wroth, furious
wreak sb. revenge; v. revenge
wrest tuning-key; peg for tightening a surgical ligature
wring twist, writhe
writ holy writ, scripture; any document or paper
writhled shrivelled, wrinkled
wroth misfortune, grief
wrying going astray
wry-neck’d with neck twisted, as was characteristic of fifers
Xanthippe notoriously bad- tempered wife of the philosopher Socrates
yard stick for measuring a yard; penis
yare light; quick; ready
Yaughan (?) for ‘Johan’, an unidentifed alehouse-keeper of the day
yaw sail unsteadily
y-clad clad, clothed
ycleped cleped, called
Yead Ed (cf. Yedward)
yea-forsooth given to using mild oaths in a servile manner
yearn grieve
Yedward Edward
yellowness jealousy
yellows jaundice in horses
yerk strike; kick
yest yeast, foam
yield bring forth; report; reward
yoke-devils devils working together
younger younger son, prodigal
younker young man, prodigal
y-ravished ravished, enraptured
y-slacked slacked, reduced to inactivity
zany clown’s assistant
’zounds, zounds see ’Swounds
zwaggered swaggered (dial.) (see swagger)
The editors and publisher would like to thank Jane Armstrong, Project
Manager; Tom Adair, who compiled the glossary; and Christine Ames
and her colleagues at Multiplex Techniques.
Picture research by Image Select.
The general editors of the Arden Shakespeare have been
W.J. Craig and R.H. Case (first series 1899-1944)
Una Ellis-Fermor, Harold F. Brooks, Harold Jenkins and
Brian Morris (second series 1946-82)
Present general editors (third series)
Richard Proudfoot, Ann Thompson and David Scott Kastan
The Arden Shakespeare Complete Works
first published 1998 by Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd
Revised edition published 2001 by The Arden Shakespeare
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