Ill, adv. not well, not rightly, badly: “speak ill of thee,” Sonn. 140, 10. Tw. III, 4, 111. “how likes she my discourse? ill,” Gent. V, 2, 16. “ill killed,” Wiv. I, 1, 84. “you do ill,” IV, 1, 67. All's I, 1, 165. Wint. IV, 4, 310. John IV, 2, 220. Per. I, 1, 104. “he takes it ill,” Err. II, 1, 12. Tim. V, 1, 93. Lr. II, 2, 152. Lr. II, 2, 152 Ant. II, 2, 29. III, 3, 38. “how ill agrees it with your gravity,” Err. II, 2, 170. “suit ill spent and labour ill bestowed,” Ado III, 2, 103. “how doth your cousin? very ill,” V, 2, 92. “nothing becomes him ill,” LLL II, 46. IV, 2, 31. “to teach a teacher ill beseemeth me,” II, 108. H6A IV, 1, 31. “ill met,” Mids. II, 1, 60. “nought shall go ill,” III, 2, 462. “O knowledge ill inhabited,” As III, 3, 10. “it looks ill,” All's I, 1, 175. Tim. I, 2, 58. “when I did love you ill,” All's IV, 2, 27. “you have them ill to friend,” V, 3, 182. “we have run so ill,” John III, 4, 5. “use me ill,” IV, 1, 55. “ill left,” R2 II, 3, 154. “how ill it follows,” H4B II, 2, 31. “dies ill,” H5 IV, 1, 197. “ill blows the wind,” H6C II, 5, 55. “how ill this taper burns,” Caes. IV, 3, 275 etc.
Shakespeare Lexicon. Alexander Schmidt. Berlin. Georg Reimer. 1902.
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