friend —“To,”
“Is equivalent to ‘for friend.’ So we say To take to
wife. The German form of to
(zu) is used in a somewhat similar
manner, etc. ”
(CRAIK)
:
“we shall have him well to friend,”
JULIUS CAESAR, iii. 1. 144
;
“As I shall find the time to friend,”
MACBETH, iv. 3. 10
;
“opportunity to friend,”
CYMBELINE, i. 4. 102.
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A General Glossary to Shakespeare's Works. Alexander Dyce. Boston. Dana Estes and Company. 1904.
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