Descend, 1) intr. a) to go or come down: “the heat of this --ing sun,” Ven. 190. “night --ed to hell,” Lucr. 1081. “let her d.” Wiv. IV, 5, 22. Merch. II, 6, 40. Wint. V, 3, 88. Wint. V, 3, 88 R2 I, 3, 54. H6A V, 3, 143. H6B I, 4, 42. III, 2, 163. Tit. II, 3, 248. Rom. III, 5, 42. V, 3, 28. Tim. V, 4, 55. Tim. V, 4, 55 Caes. III, 2, 164. Mcb. II, 2, 17. Lr. II, 1, 21. Cymb. I, 6, 169. “if he be chaste, the flame will back d.” Wiv. V, 5, 89 (instead of rising). -- Tropically: “those oaths --ed into perjury,” Gentl. V, 4, 49. “pardon me that I d. so low,” H4A I, 3, 167.
b) to be derived or extracted: “hadst thou --ed from another house,” As I, 2, 241. “--ing now from him,” R2 IV, 111. H6B IV, 2, 47. H6C III, 3, 87. To be --ed, in the same sense: H5 I, 2, 66. H6A V, 4, 8. Partic. “--ed:” H6B IV, 4, 29. Cor. II, 3, 253. Ant. V, 2, 330. Cymb. V, 5, 303. Followed by “from:” As I, 2, 241. R2 IV, 111. H6B IV, 4, 29. H6C III, 3, 87. By “of:” H5 I, 2, 66. H6A V, 4, 8. H6B IV, 2, 47. Ant. V, 2, 330.
c) to pass by inheritance: “to thee it shall d. with better quiet,” H4B IV, 5, 188. H5 I, 2, 100.
2) trans. to go or fall down from: some (hair) “untucked --ed her sheaved hat,” Compl. 31. “d. my throne” H6C I, 1, 74.
Shakespeare Lexicon. Alexander Schmidt. Berlin. Georg Reimer. 1902.
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