Angel, 1) messenger of God: Tp. I, 2, 481. Gentl. III, 1, 103. Meas. II, 2, 122. III, 2, 286. LLL V, 2, 103. LLL V, 2, 103 Mids. III, 1, 132. Merch. II, 7, 56. V, 61. All's III, 2, 129. John IV, 1, 68. H5 I, 1, 28. R3 I, 2, 74 etc. etc. “God's a.” H4A III, 3, 40. “--s of light,” Err. IV, 3, 56. “holy a.” Mcb. III, 6, 45. “heavenly a.” Cymb. II, 2, 50. “good a.” Tp. II, 1, 306. Meas. II, 4, 16. H4A III, 3, 200. H4B II, 4, 362. R3 IV, 1, 93. V, 3, 138. V, 3, 138 V, 3, 138 H8 II, 1, 75. III, 2, 442. V, 1, 161. “the better a.” Sonn. 144, 3. “evil a.” Err. IV, 3, 20. LLL I, 2, 178. “ill a.” H4B I, 2, 186. “black a.” Lr. III, 6, 34.
2) genius, demon: “let the a. whom thou still hast served, tell thee,” Mcb. V, 8, 14. “thy a.” Ant. II, 3, 21. “reverence, that a. of the world,” Cymb. IV, 2, 248. “at last I spied an ancient a. coming down,” Shr. IV, 2, 61 (== one coming in good time? cf. John V, 2, 64).*
3) darling: “Brutus was Caesar's a.” Caes. III, 2, 185.*
“An a. spake,” John V, 2, 64 (Nares: a common phrase of approval of a proposal made by another); it seems rather to mean an unexpected confirmation of what has been said. Perhaps also a quibble is intended, v. the words purse and nobles v. 61 and John V, 2, 64
Adjectively: “in a. whiteness,” Ado IV, 1, 163. “that a. knowledge,” LLL I, 1, 113. “my other a. husband,” R3 IV, 1, 69 (which may also mean: my other husband who is now made an angel of heaven).
Shakespeare Lexicon. Alexander Schmidt. Berlin. Georg Reimer. 1902.
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