Gait, 1) the manner of walking: “an humble g., calm looks,” Lucr. 1508. “I know her by her g.” Tp. IV, 102. Wiv. III, 3, 68. LLL IV, 3, 185. V, 1, 12. Mids. II, 1, 130. Shr. Ind. 1, 132. II, 261. IV, 2, 65. All's II, 1, 56. Wint. IV, 4, 756. H4A III, 1, 135. H4B II, 3, 23. H4B II, 3, 23 H6B III, 1, 373. Troil. I, 1, 54. Caes. I, 3, 132. Hml. III, 2, 35. Lr. V, 3, 175. Oth. V, 1, 23. Ant. III, 3, 20. “the manner of his g.” Tw. II, 3, 171. Troil. IV, 5, 14.
2) marching, walking: “the world's comforter, with heavy g., his day's hot talk hath ended,” Ven. 529. “solemn night with slow sad g.” Lucr. 1081. “o'er whom thy fingers walk with gentle g.” Sonn. 128, 11. “strut in his g.” Wiv. I, 4, 31. “the heavy g. of night,” Mids. V, 375. “every fairy take his g.” Mids. V, 375 “address thy g. unto her,” Tw. I, 4, 15. “I will answer you with g. and entrance,” III, 1, 93. “with his lion g.” H5 II, 2, 122. “springs out into fast g.” H8 III, 2, 116. “stay not here thy g.” Tim. V, 4, 73. “go your g.” Lr. IV, 6, 242 (Edgar's speech in the character of a peasant).
3) proceeding: “to suppress his further g. herein,” Hml. I, 2, 31.
Shakespeare Lexicon. Alexander Schmidt. Berlin. Georg Reimer. 1902.
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