William Shakespeare Dictionary
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| UMBERED
stained, dark, as with umber
UNANELED
without extreme unction
UNBARBED
untrimmed
UNBATED
unblunted
UNBOLT
to disclose
UNBOLTED
unsifted, unrefined
UNBREATHED
unpractised
UNCAPE
to throw off the hounds
UNCHARGED
undefended, applied to the gates of a city
UNCLEW
to unravel, undo
UNCOINED
unalloyed, unfeigned
UNDERGO
to undertake
UNDERTAKER
one who takes up another's quarrel
UNDER-WROUGHT
undermined
UNEATH
hardly
UNEXPRESSIVE
inexpressible
UNFAIR
to deprive of beauty
UNHAPPILY
censoriously
UNHAPPY
mischievous
UNHATCHED
undisclosed
UNHOUSELED
without receiving the sacrament
UNIMPROVED
unreproved
UNION
a pearl | UNJUST
dishonest
UNKIND
unnatural
UNLIVED
bereft of life
UNMANNED
untamed, applied to a hawk
UNOWED
unowned
UNPREGNANT
stupid
UNPROPER
common to all
UNQUESTIONABLE
not inquisitive
UNREADY
undressed
UNRESPECTIVE
inconsiderate
UNSISTING
unresting
UNSTANCHED
incontinent
UNTEMPERING
unsoftening
UNTENTED
unsearchable
UNTRADED
unused, uncommon
UNTRIMMED
no ornaments
UPSPRING REEL
a boisterous dance
URCHIN
the hedge-hog
USANCE
usury
USE
interest
UTIS
riotous merriment, which accompanied the eighth day of a festival
UTTER
to expel, put forth
UTTERANCE
extremity |
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 |
