William Shakespeare Dictionary
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a circle
OAR
to row as with oars
OBSEQUIOUS
behaving as becomes one who attends funeral obsequies
OBSEQUIOUSLY
funereally
OBSTACLE
ridiculously used for 'obstinate.'
OCCURENT
an incident
OD'S BODY
Oath
OD'S HEARTLINGS
Oath
OD'S PITTIKINS
oath
OD'S PLESSED WILL
oath'
OEILLIAD
an amorous glance
O'ERPARTED
having too important a part to act
O'ER-RAUGHT
overreached overtasked
OFFERING
challenging
OFFICE
benefit, kindness use, function
OLD
great,fine, or pretty
ONCE
some time | ONEYER
a banker
OPE
open
OPERANT
active
OPINIONED
used ridiculously for pinioned
OPPOSITE
adversary
ORDER
measures
ORDINANCE
rank, order
ORGULOUS
proud
ORT
leaving, refuse
OSTENT
show, appearance
OSTENTATION
show, appearance
OUNCE
a beast of prey of the tiger kind
OUPHE
a fairy
OUSEL-COCK
the blackbird
OUT
all out, fully
OUT-LOOK
to face down
OUTWARD
outside
OWE
to own |
Interpreting Elizabethan / Shakespearean Manuscripts and Original Documents
Vital, but little known, information about the Elizabethan alphabet is essential when looking at copies of original manuscripts of the period - examples of which can be found in Shakespeare's ' First Folio '. An understanding of the Tudor / Elizabethan alphabet will no doubt clarify many questions that the differences of the Tudor / Elizabethan alphabet have raised such as "Couldn't Elizabethans spell properly?" and "Why is there so much confusion with the letters 'u' and 'v' and 'i' and 'j' ?" Comprehensive information regarding the Elizabethan alphabet can be accessed via the following link and will prove a useful addition to the details provided in the Shakespearean Dictionary. William Shakespeare Education - the Elizabethan Alphabet - Differences only 24 letters - Deciphering manuscripts of the era William Shakespeare - Language, Vocabulary and Dictionary |
