Ignorant, 1) not knowing, unacquainted, not informed; absol.: “I am i. and cannot guess,” H6A II, 5, 60. “this i. present,” Mcb. I, 5, 58. Ant. II, 2, 96. Cymb. IV, 3, 11. “the i.” H4A IV, 1, 74. Hml. II, 2, 591. Followed by in, == not expert in: “i. in that,” Wint. II, 3, 69. “I am i. in what I am commanded,” Cymb. III, 2, 23. By of, == not knowing: Tp. I, 2, 18. Meas. IV, 3, 113. Merch. I, 1, 167. Shr. II, 58. All's IV, 1, 38. H6B IV, 2, 152. Mcb. I, 5, 13. Lr. I, 4, 295. Ant. II, 1, 5. By a dependent clause: Gent. I, 3, 25. II, 1, 116. III, 2, 25. IV, 3, 14. Err. I, 1, 74. LLL II, 21. LLL II, 21 Wint. III, 2, 77. Hml. V, 2, 139. Hml. V, 2, 139 Lr. IV, 7, 65.
2) wanting knowledge generally, untaught, unlearned: Pilgr. 65 and LLL IV, 2, 117. Tp. III, 2, 28. Meas. III, 2, 147. LLL IV, 2, 52. H8 I, 2, 72.
3) unconscious: “the i. fumes that mantle their clearer reason,” Tp. V, 67 (i. e. fumes of unconsciousness). With of: “most i. of what he's most assured, his glassy essence,” Meas. II, 2, 119.
4) dull, silly, simple: “either you are i. or seem so craftily,” Meas. II, 4, 74. Meas. II, 4, 74 “this letter, being so excellently i.” Tw. III, 4, 207. “either thou art most i. by age, or thou wert born a fool,” Wint. II, 1, 173. “either wise bearing or i. carriage is caught,” H4B V, 1, 84. “were you i. to see it,” Cor. II, 3, 182. “revoke your i. election,” Cor. II, 3, 182 “the eyes of the i. more learned than the ears,” III, 2, 76. “as i. as dirt,” Oth. V, 2, 164. “his shipping, poor i. baubles,” Cymb. III, 1, 27 (silly, foolish).
5) not known, undiscovered: “imprison 't not in i. concealment,” Wint. I, 2, 397.* “what i. sin have I committed?” Oth. IV, 2, 70.
Shakespeare Lexicon. Alexander Schmidt. Berlin. Georg Reimer. 1902.
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