fail vb. (2 common down to the Eliz. period)
1.
to die
H8 I. ii. 184
“had the king in his
last sickness f-'”
2.
to be at fault, err
Meas. III. ii. 279
[271],
MND. III. ii. 93
“one man holding troth,
A million ,”
All'sW. III. i. 15
“to As often as I
guess'd,”
IV. v. 89, Cor. IV. vii. 40.
3.
to leave undone, omit
Mac. III. vi. 21
“he f-'d His
presence,”
Lr. II. iv. 144
“Would her
obligation,”
Cym. III. iv.
181.
