Joy, subst. 1) the state of feeling happy, delight, gladness, happiness: Ven. 405. Ven. 405 Lucr. 111. Lucr. 111 Lucr. 111 Lucr. 111 Lucr. 111 Sonn. 8, 2. 42, 13. 91, 6. 129, 12. Pilgr. 345. Tp. II, 1, 2. V, 207. Gent. I, 2, 63. II, 4, 139. III, 1, 175. Meas. II, 3, 36. Ado I, 1, 21. Ado I, 1, 21 II, 1, 317. Mids. V, 19. Mids. V, 19 Merch. III, 2, 107 etc. etc. Plur. “--s:” Tp. IV, 108. H4B V, 3, 99. H4A I, 1, 34. H6B I, 1, 251. R3 I, 4, 255. II, 2, 100. Mcb. I, 4, 33 etc. to give j. == to make happy: Mids. II, 1, 73. R2 V, 3, 95. H6A I, 6, 14. to take j. == to rejoice, to delight: “I take some j. to say you are,” As IV, 1, 90. “it should take j. to see her in your arms,” Wint. V, 1, 80. for j. == out of gladness: LLL V, 2, 291. Wint. I, 2, 111. V, 2, 54. R2 III, 2, 4. H6C II, 1, 196. R3 III, 1, 184. Caes. V, 3, 32. Cymb. III, 1, 29. in j. == glad, happy: Err. I, 1, 40. As V, 4, 185. R2 I, 3, 261. Cor. I, 3, 17. Followed by “in:” H6B III, 2, 366. R3 I, 3, 110. By of: “I wish him j. of her,” Ado II, 1, 200. V, 1, 9. “God give thee j. of him,” LLL V, 2, 448. “to leap out of himself for j. of his found daughter,” Wint. V, 2, 54. “my j. of liberty,” H6C IV, 6, 63. R3 III, 1, 184. Tit. I, 400. Rom. II, 2, 117. Ant. V, 2, 261. Cymb. III, 1, 29.
Used to express kind wishes: “j. to you!” Meas. V, 532. “j., gentle friends!” Mids. V, 29. “good j., my lord and lady,” Merch. III, 2, 190. “all j. befall your grace,” Cymb. III, 5, 9. “I drink to the general j. o'the whole table,” Mcb. III, 4, 89. “heaven give thee j.” Wiv. V, 5, 250. Ado II, 1, 312. Ado II, 1, 312 III, 4, 24. LLL V, 2, 448. As III, 3, 47. Shr. IV, 2, 52. Cor. II, 3, 118. Cor. II, 3, 118 Tit. I, 400. IV, 3, 76. “God send you j.” Shr. II, 321. “that doth not wish you j.” Tp. V, 215. Ado II, 1, 200. Ant. V, 2, 261.
2) that which causes delight or happiness: “makes him all her j.” Mids. II, 1, 27. IV, 1, 4. “was this king Priam's j.?” All's I, 3, 77. “my second j.” Wint. III, 2, 97. John III, 4, 104. H4B II, 4, 52 (Ff marry). H6A I, 4, 23. H6B III, 2, 79. H6C III, 3, 242. Tit. I, 382. Lr. I, 1, 84. Ant. I, 5, 58.
Shakespeare Lexicon. Alexander Schmidt. Berlin. Georg Reimer. 1902.
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