God, subst. the Supreme Being, a deity: Tp. I, 2, 10. Tp. I, 2, 10 II, 2, 122. V, 296. Gent. IV, 4, 201. Wiv. I, 1, 37. I, 4, 5 etc. etc. Plur. “--s,” Err. I, 1, 99 etc. “O the --s!” Cor. II, 3, 60. IV, 1, 37. Ant. V, 2, 171. “O the good --s!” Ant. V, 2, 171 “when maidens sue, men give like --s,” Meas. I, 4, 81. “G. is a good man,” Ado III, 5, 39 (proverbial phrase). “G. be with my old master,” As I, 1, 88. G. buy you (== G. be with you; cf. Buy), As III, 2, 273. IV, 1, 31. V, 3, 41. “G. ye good even,” As V, 1, 16. “G. ye good morrow,” Rom. II, 4, 115. “G. ye good den,” Rom. II, 4, 115 “--'s book,” H6B II, 3, 4. “--'s mother,” H6A I, 2, 78. “--'s bread!” Rom. III, 5, 177. “by --'s lid,” Troil. I, 2, 228. “--'s my life!” Ado IV, 2, 72. Mids. IV, 1, 209. “--'s light!” H4A III, 3, 71. “--'s me, my horse!” H4A II, 3, 97. “by --'s will!” H6A II, 4, 82. “--'s will!” H5 IV, 3, 23. H5 IV, 3, 23 H8 II, 3, 12. “--'s will and his pleasure!” H5 IV, 8, 2 (Fluellen's speech; cf. Will). The name of God often omitted; cf. Bless and Save. As often altered in O. Edd. by the substitution of Heaven, Jove etc., cf. Qq and Ff in R2 II, 1, 238. II, 2, 98. III, 1, 37. V, 3, 4. H4A I, 3, 214. II, 1, 29. II, 4, 209 etc. Used for Goddess: “are you a g.?” Err. III, 2, 9. “we, Hermia, like two artificial --s,” Mids. III, 2, 203.
Shakespeare Lexicon. Alexander Schmidt. Berlin. Georg Reimer. 1902.
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