Any, pron., whoever or whatever it may be; of the same sense and use as now-a-days: “by a. other house or person,” Tp. I, 2, 42. “had I been a. god of power,” Tp. I, 2, 42 II, 1, 161. 2, 19. 2, 19 2, 19 177 “(without a. more talking).” III, 3, 34. Gentl. III, 1, 30, etc. In a negative sentence: Tp. I, 2, 31. Tp. I, 2, 31 III, 1, 55 etc. Passing into the sense of every: “tell the clock to a. business,” Tp. II, 1, 289. 2, 32. III, 2, 129. Gentl. III, 1, 11. Gentl. III, 1, 11 II, 4, 53. Wiv. IV, 2, 26. Ado III, 3, 169. Mids. I, 2, 73. H4A II, 2, 16 (a. time == every moment). R3 I, 4, 145. Ven. 354 etc.
Any thing, in O. Edd. always in two words: Tp. I, 1, 71. 2, 43. Gentl. IV, 1, 42 etc. == everything: “my horse, my ox, my a.” Shr. III, 2, 234. Merch. III, 2, 33. R3 I, 1, 89. Err. V, 144 etc. shall it be so? Any thing (== whatever you please) Wiv. III, 3, 249. “Lord Alexas, sweet Alexas, most any thing Alexas,” Ant. I, 2, 1. “for any thing I know,” H4B V, 5, 146.
Any body also always in two words: Wiv. I, 4, 4. III, 3, 224. Meas. IV, 1, 16 etc. etc.
Any for anybody: “is there a. longs to see . . .” As I, 2, 149. “whiles a. speaks that fought with us,” H5 IV, 3, 66. Meas. I, 1, 13. Meas. I, 1, 13 Gentl. V, 4, 4. II, 4, 154. Err. I, 1, 17. II, 2, 211. Lr. I, 4, 246.
Any for anything: “if there be a. of him left, I'll bury it,” Wint. III, 3, 136 (the Clown speaks). “hast a. more of this?” Tp. II, 2, 137.
Joined to the superlative: “as common as a. the most vulgar thing,” Hml. I, 2, 99. “less attemptable than a. the rarest of our ladies,” Cymb. I, 4, 65.
Joined to comparatives of adverbs: “if you trouble him a. more,” Tp. III, 2, 55. “to slander music a. more,” Ado II, 3, 47. Wint. II, 2, 35. IV, 4, 506. R2 III, 2, 208. Troil. II, 1, 129. “You are not to go loose a. longer,” Wiv. IV, 2, 128. Gentl. II, 3, 39. Merch. II, 2, 120. -- “shall be a. further afflicted,” Wiv. IV, 2, 233. Cor. I, 1, 1. Caes. I, 2, 45. Caes. I, 2, 45
Any where (in two words): Wint. III, 3, 68. Rom. II Chor. Rom. II Chor. Mcb. II, 3, 93. Oth. III, 4, 3.
Shakespeare Lexicon. Alexander Schmidt. Berlin. Georg Reimer. 1902.
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