Wail, to lament, to moan, to mourn; absol.: “begins a --ing note,” Ven. 835. “buy's a minute's mirth to w. a week,” Lucr. 213. “eyes --ing still,” Lucr. 213 Sonn. 42, 3. Gent. II, 3, 7. R2 IV, 301. H6A I, 1, 86 “(--ing robes).” R3 II, 2, 34. Rom. III, 2, 128. IV, 5, 31. Hml. II, 2, 151 (Qq mourn). Lr. III, 6, 74 (Tom will make them, i. e. dogs, “weep and w.).” IV, 6, 184 (Ff wawl).
Trans., == to bewail: “to w. his death,” Ven. 1017. “--s his case,” Lucr. 711. Lucr. 711 Lucr. 711 Sonn. 9, 4. 30, 4. Err. IV, 2, 24. LLL V, 2, 759. R2 II, 2, 22. III, 2, 178. H6A I, 1, 51. H6B III, 1, 216. H6C II, 3, 26. V, 4, 1. R3 I, 3, 204. II, 2, 11. II, 2, 11 II, 2, 11 III, 5, 61. IV, 4, 99. IV, 4, 99 IV, 4, 99 IV, 4, 99 Troil. IV, 5, 289. Cor. IV, 1, 26. Mcb. III, 1, 122. IV, 3, 8. Ant. III, 2, 58.
Shakespeare Lexicon. Alexander Schmidt. Berlin. Georg Reimer. 1902.
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