Alexander Schmidt, Shakespeare Lexicon and Quotation Dictionary

Arm, vb. 1) trans. a) to furnish with weapons of offence or defence: “help to a. me,” R3 V, 3, 78. “I'll go a. myself,” H5 III, 7, 97. “--s her,” Wint. I, 2, 184. Mids. I, 1, 117. John IV, 2, 249. V, 6, 25. R2 V, 3, 48. H6B V, 1, 192. H6C IV, 1, 113. Troil. V, 2, 183. Caes. V, 1, 106. Hml. III, 3, 24 etc. Particularly in the partic. “armed:” Ven. 779. Lucr. 1425 Err. III, 2, 126. Ado V, 4, 128. Mids. II, 1, 157. Shr. IV, 3, 149. John III, 1, 111. R2 III, 2, 25. H6A II, 2, 24. H6B III, 2, 233. H6C I, 1, 38. R3 I, 1, 42. V, 3, 219 etc. Of bees: “--ed in their stings,” H5 I, 2, 193. “--ed tail,” Troil. V, 10, 44.
b) to furnish with anything that will add strength or security: “--ed gauntlets,” John V, 2, 156. “--ed fist,” Troil. II, 3, 212. “--ed heels,” H4B I, 1, 44. H5 IV, 7, 83. “my --ed knees,” Cor. III, 2, 118. “mine --ed neck,” Ant. IV, 8, 14. “their --ed staves in charge,” H4B IV, 1, 120. “the lion's --ed jaws,” H4A III, 2, 102. “the --ed rhinoceros,” Mcb. III, 4, 101. “his brawny sides, with hairy bristles --ed,” Ven. 625.
c) to fit up, to prepare, provide: “even as subtle Sinon, so sober-sad, to me came Tarquin --ed,” Lucr. 1544. “and --ed his long-hid wits,” Lucr. 1544 “if you are --ed to do as sworn to do,” LLL I, 1, 22. V, 2, 84. “look you a. yourself to fit your fancies to your father's will,” Mids. I, 1, 117. Merch. IV, 1, 11. Merch. IV, 1, 11 As IV, 1, 61. Shr. I, 1, 5. “he hath --ed our answer,” All's I, 2, 11 (i. e. has furnished us with a ready and fit answer). “point from point, to the full --ing of the verity,” IV, 3, 72 (so that the truth, as it were, stands proof against contradiction). Wint. I, 2, 184. R2 V, 3, 48. Tit. I, 136. II, 1, 12. Caes. V, 1, 106. Cymb. I, 6, 19. “a. you to the sudden time,” John V, 6, 25. “--ing the minds of infants to exclaims,” Tit. IV, 1, 86. “a. you to this speedy voyage,” Hml. III, 3, 24. “be thou --ed for some unhappy words,” Shr. II, 140. “she is --ed for him,” All's III, 5, 76. “a. thy nobler parts against . . .,” John III, 1, 291. H6C IV, 1, 128. Cor. III, 2, 138.
2) intr. to arm one's self, to take arms: “we must not only a. to invade the French,” H5 I, 2, 136. “look you strongly a. to meet him,” II, 4, 49. “a., fight and conquer,” R3 V, 3, 150. “'tis time to a.” R3 V, 3, 150 Troil. I, 3, 171. III, 1, 150. V, 4, 17. Especially in the imperative: “a., gentlemen, to arms!” H4A V, 2, 42. And twice repeated: “a., wenches, a.!” LLL V, 2, 82. John III, 1, 107. R2 III, 2, 86. H6A II, 1, 38. R3 V, 3, 288. Tit. IV, 4, 62. Mcb. V, 5, 46.