halidom or holidame, holiness, faith, sanctity, THE TWO GENTLEMEN OF VERONA, iv. 2. 131;
“holidame”
THE TAMING OF THE SHREW, v. 2.
99
(
“halidom,”
Dyce
); HENRY VIII., v. 1.
116; ROMEO AND JULIET, i. 3.
44.
“Halidome or
Holidome, an old word, vsed by old
countrey-women, by manner of swearing: by my
halidome, of the Saxon word Haligdome, ex halig, i. sanctum, et dome, i.
dominium aut incidium.”
Minsheu's Guide into
Tongues, ed. 1617.
A General Glossary to Shakespeare's Works. Alexander Dyce. Boston. Dana Estes and Company. 1904.
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