Sue, to beg, to entreat, to petition; 1) absol., “when maidens s., men give like gods,” Meas. I, 4, 80. Err. I, 1, 146. LLL III, 191. LLL III, 191 R2 I, 1, 196. R3 I, 2, 171. IV, 4, 94 (Ff who --s and kneels, Qq who --s to thee). IV, 4, 94 Troil. I, 2, 317. Ant. III, 12, 24. As a term of law, == to prosecute, to make legal claim: “how can this be true, that you stand forfeit, being those that s.?” LLL V, 2, 427 (punning).
An inf. following: “to s. to live, I find I seek to die” Meas. III, 1, 42. I will s. to be rid of it (life) Meas. III, 1, 42 R2 V, 3, 129. H6C III, 2, 61. Lr. I, 1, 30. Oth. II, 3, 278.
2) With for (before the thing requested): “I s. for exiled majesty's repeal,” Lucr. 640. I s. for yours (acquaintance) Wiv. II, 2, 170. Meas. II, 4, 163. H8 II, 1, 70. Cor. II, 3, 216. Ant. II, 1, 5. “to whom I --d for my dear son's life,” Tit. I, 453.
With to (before the person applied to): “her eyes petitioners to his eyes --ing,” Ven. 356. “my master --s to her,” Gent. II, 1, 143. H6A I, 2, 112. V, 1, 4. H6B I, 3, 42. R3 I, 2, 168. II, 1, 106. IV, 4, 94 (see sub 1). IV, 4, 94 Tit. I, 453 (see sub 2). Oth. II, 3, 276. III, 3, 79. Ant. III, 12, 13.
3) trans. == to beg, to ask for: “to s. and be denied such common grace,” Tim. III, 5, 95. “when you --d staying,” Ant. I, 3, 33. As a term of law, == a) to lay legal claim to: “the statute of thy beauty thou wilt take, thou usurer, that put'st forth all to use, and s. a friend came debtor for my sake,” Sonn. 134, 11. “by his attorneys-general to s. his livery,” R2 II, 1, 203. II, 3, 129. H4A IV, 3, 62 (cf. Livery). b) to seek for in law: that therefore such a writ (of a praemunire) “be --d against you, to forfeit all your goods,” H8 III, 2, 341.
Shakespeare Lexicon. Alexander Schmidt. Berlin. Georg Reimer. 1902.
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