Commendation, 1) recommendation: “the gentleman is come to me, with c. from great potentates,” Gentl. II, 4, 79. “the c. is not in his wit, but in his villuny,” Ado II, 1, 145. All's II, 2, 70. IV, 3, 92. Tw. III, 2, 40. Cymb. I, 4, 166.
2) greeting: “a word or two of --s sent from Valentine,” Gentl. I, 3, 53. Wiv. II, 2, 99. LLL II, 181 “(do).” H6A V, 3, 176. H8 IV, 2, 118.
3) praise: “only this c. I can afford her,” Ado I, 1, 175. “shall turn all into my --s,” Cymb. IV, 1, 23. Merch. IV, 1, 166. As I, 2, 275. All's I, 1, 49. All's I, 1, 49 H4A III, 1, 189. H8 V, 3, 122. Tim. I, 1, 166. Mcb. I, 4, 55. Per. II, 2, 9.
Shakespeare Lexicon. Alexander Schmidt. Berlin. Georg Reimer. 1902.
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