Strangely, 1) as something not one's own, as a thing belonging to another country or to other people: “that thou commend it s. to some place where chance may nurse or end it,” Wint. II, 3, 182.
2) in the manner of one who does not know another or pretends not to know him; in a distant and reserved manner: “when thou shalt s. pass and scarcely greet me,” Sonn. 49, 5. “I have looked on truth askance and s.” 110, 6. “you all look s. on me,” H4B V, 2, 63. “which of the peers have uncontemned gone by him, or at least s. neglected?” H8 III, 2, 11. “to pass s. by him,” Troil. III, 3, 39. “they pass by s.” Troil. III, 3, 39
3) extraordinarily, uncommonly: “thou hast s. stood the test,” Tp. IV, 7. “O mischief s. thwarting,” Ado III, 2, 135. “to strange sores s. they strain the cure,” IV, 1, 254. “the herds were s. clamorous,” H4A III, 1, 40. “s. visited people, . . . the mere despair of surgery, he cures,” Mcb. IV, 3, 150.
4) in a manner to cause wonder and surprise: Tp. III, 3, 40. V, 160. V, 160 Meas. I, 4, 50. IV, 2, 120. John IV, 2, 144. H8 III, 2, 29. IV, 1, 81. IV, 2, 112. V, 3, 94. Mcb. III, 6, 3. Hml. V, 1, 172. Hml. V, 1, 172 Cymb. V, 2, 17. V, 5, 272. Per. II, 2, 53.
Shakespeare Lexicon. Alexander Schmidt. Berlin. Georg Reimer. 1902.
This text was converted to electronic form by professional data entry and has been proofread to a high level of accuracy.
hide
Dictionary Entry Lookup
Use this tool to search for dictionary entries in all lexica.
