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278 GLOSSARY
AROINT THEE, be gone! (ad- BEARING, endurance (sc. of
dressed to a witch: origin suffering); 3. 6. 106
unknown:, this form only BEAT (of thoughts or passions)
here and in Sh.'s Mac. 1. 3. throb, rage (cf. Ham. 3. I.
6); 3. 4. 124. 1775 3>. 1.2.176)53.4.14
ARRAY (sb.), gaudy or ceremo- BEDLAM, (i) the Hospital of
nial dress; 3. 4. 82 St Mary of Bethlehem in
ART, (i) skill (of the magician London, which by 1402 was
or alchemist); 3. 2. 705 (ii) a lunatic asylum; thus
experience; 4. 6. 220 'Bedlam' beggars=vaga-
ASQUINT, 'look asquint'=look bonds either mad or claiming
with suspicion (or with to be; 2. 3. 14; TOM O'
jealousy); 5. 3. 73 BEDLAM, name commonly
ATTAiNT=attainder, impeach- assumed by such vagabonds;
ment, accusation of treason; I. 2. 138-95 (ii) transf. as
5- 3- 84 name for a lunatic; 3. 7.10a
ATTAXED, open to censure; 1. BEGUILE, (i) deceive; 2. 2.108;
4-344 (ii) cheat; 4. 6. 63; 5. 3.
ATTEMPT, try to defeat, .153
'tackle'; 2. 2. 120 BELIKE, probably; 4. 5. 20
ATTEND, await; 2. 1. 1255 2. BELLY-PINCHED, starving;
3- 55 2- 4- 35 ('pinched'=tormented); 3.
AVOUCH, declare to be true; 2. i- 3
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4. 233; 5. 1. 44 BEMADDING, making mad; 3.1.
AWAY, hither, along; 2. 2. 136 38
AYE, for ever; 5. 3. 234
BE-MET, met with; 5. 1. 20
BEMONSTER, make monstrous
BALLOW (dialect word; see or inhuman; 4. 2. 63
E.D.D.), cudgel; 4. 6. 239
BENCH, take one's place on
BAN, curse; 2. 3. 19
bench in court of law; 3. 6.
BARBER-MONGER, one who
constantly frequents the BEND, turn, direct; 2. 1. 46;
barber's shop, i.e. a fop; 2.2. 4. 2. 74
3 1 BENISON, blessing; 1. 1. 264;
BASE, base-born, bastard; 1. 2. 4. 6. 223
6 BEREAVED, taken away; 4. 4. 9
BATTLE, army; 3. 2. 23 BESORT, befit; 1. 4. 251
BEADLE, petty parish officer BESTOW, give lodging to; 2. 4.
who did the whipping (e.g. 2855 4. 6. 283
of rogues and whores) for BETHOUGHT, 'am bethought'=»
the constable; 4. 6. 159 have made up my mindj 2.
BEAR, (i) sustain (a part), 3-6
exhibit (a mood); 1. I. 302; BEWRAY, reveal; 2. I. 107; 3.
(ii) have (as a part of one- 6. n o
self); 4. 2. 51; 4. 6. 80 BICE, endure; 3. 4. 29