Alexander Schmidt, Shakespeare Lexicon and Quotation Dictionary

Walk, vb. 1) to move slowly on the feet, to step along: “when you --ed, to w. like one of the lions,” Gent. II, 1, 28. 29 (cf. Ven. 1093. H5 II, 2, 122. H6C I, 3, 14). “he would have --ed ten mile a-foot to see a good armour,” Ado II, 3, 16. “to see him w. before a lady and to bear her fan,” LLL IV, 1, 147. “as she --ed overhead,” IV, 3, 281. “let me see thee w.” Shr. II, 258. “and thither w. on foot,” IV, 3, 188. “I can stand and w.” Wint. IV, 3, 120. H4A II, 2, 83. H6C I, 3, 14. Cor. I, 1, 105. IV, 5, 238 (it's sprightly --ing, audible, i. e. walking in a lively manner. M. Edd. “sprightly, waking).” V, 4, 19. Lr. I, 4, 247. III, 4, 119. Oth. IV, 3, 39. Ant. I, 5, 20.
Much oftener used than in modern language == to go, to move, and even == to come: “the lion --ed along behind some hedge,” Ven. 1093. “about he --s, rolling his greedy eyeballs,” Lucr. 367. those dancing “chips, o'er whom thy fingers w. with easy gait,” Sonn. 128, 11. “my mistress, when she --s, treads on the ground,” 130, 12. “hope is a lover's staff; w. hence with that,” Gent. III, 1, 246. “as we w. along,” V, 4, 162. “I pray you, sir, w. in,” Wiv. I, 1, 292. “fear . . . to w. by this Herne's oak,” IV, 4, 40. “you must w. by us on our other hand,” Meas. V, 17. “let him w. from whence he came,” Err. III, 1, 37. “pleaseth you w. with me down to his house,” IV, 1, 12. “yonder, as I think, he --s,” V, 9 (== he comes; cf. Merch. II, 2, 183). “will you w. in to see their gossiping?” Merch. II, 2, 183 Ado II, 1, 93. Mids. III, 1, 126. Merch. II, 2, 183. As I, 3, 14. Shr. IV, 1, 149. Tw. III, 4, 295. Wint. IV, 4, 855. John III, 4, 94. H4A II, 2, 8. H4A II, 2, 8 H4A II, 2, 8 II, 4, 550. III, 3, 49. H4B I, 1, 4. H4B I, 1, 4 I, 2, 12. H5 II, 1, 61. IV Chor. H5 II, 1, 61 H6A I, 4, 54. H8 IV, 1, 116. Troil. III, 2, 7. Troil. III, 2, 7 Troil. III, 2, 7 IV, 3, 5. IV, 3, 5 IV, 4, 140. Rom. IV, 1, 79. IV, 2, 44. Caes. II, 2, 8. III, 1, 108. Mcb. II, 1, 57. Hml. II, 2, 185. Oth. V, 2, 30. Cymb. V, 5, 119.
Figuratively: “foolery does w. about the orb like the sun,” Tw. III, 1, 43. “how wildly then --s my estate in France,” John IV, 2, 128. “he's --ed the way of nature,” H4B V, 2, 4 (== has died). “thou hast so long --ed hand in hand with time,” Troil. IV, 5, 203 (== hast lived so long). “that craves wary --ing,” Caes. II, 1, 15. “the morn . . . --s o'er the dew of yon high eastward hill,” Hml. I, 1, 167. “with a larger tether may he w. than may be given you,” I, 3, 125.
Often, like to go, == to go away, to come away, to withdraw: “will't please you w. aside?” Meas. IV, 1, 59. “come, we will w.” IV, 5, 12. “will you w.? dinner is ready,” Ado II, 3, 218. “w. aside with me,” III, 2, 73. “w. aside the true folk, and let the traitors stay,” LLL IV, 3, 212. “you may go w. and give me leave awhile,” Shr. III, 1, 59. “we two will w. and leave you to your graver steps,” Wint. I, 2, 172. “will you w. on, my lord?” Tr. IV, 5, 291. “pray you, w. near; I'll speak with you anon,” Tim. II, 2, 132 (leave me, but remain in the vicinity). “will't please your highness w.?” Lr. IV, 7, 83. “will you w., sir?” Oth. IV, 3, 4. “w., let's see if other watchmen do hear what we do,” Ant. IV, 3, 17. “pray, w. awhile,” Cymb. I, 1, 176. cf. Ff in Lr. III, 4, 121.
2) to move or go about for recreation or any other purpose: “a turn or two I'll w., to still my beating mind,” Tp. IV, 162. “I had rather w. here,” Wiv. I, 1, 293. “I love to w. by the Counter-gate,” III, 3, 85. “come, w. in the Park,” III, 3, 85 “will you w. with me about the town?” Err. I, 2, 22. III, 2, 156. Ado I, 2, 9. III, 1, 5. LLL I, 1, 237. LLL I, 1, 237 Shr. Ind. 2, 42. II, 112. John V, 6, 17. H4A III, 1, 257. H6B I, 3, 156. R3 I, 4, 12. H8 V, 1, 94. H8 V, 1, 94 Troil. III, 2, 17. Rom. I, 1, 127. Rom. I, 1, 127 Caes. I, 3, 40. Caes. I, 3, 40 Caes. I, 3, 40 II, 1, 239. III, 2, 256. Mcb. III, 6, 5. Mcb. III, 6, 5 Hml. II, 2, 160. Hml. II, 2, 160 III, 1, 43. V, 2, 180. Lr. IV, 6, 17. Oth. III, 2, 3. III, 4, 165. IV, 3, 2. Ant. III, 5, 17. Cymb. I, 1, 104. Per. IV, 1, 28. Per. IV, 1, 28 Per. IV, 1, 28 Per. IV, 1, 28 Per. IV, 1, 28
Used of a tour in dancing (at a masquerade): “Lady, will you w. about with your friend?” Ado II, 1, 89. Ado II, 1, 89 “ladies that have their toes unplagued with corns will w. about with you,” Rom. I, 5, 19 (the surreptitious Q1 and most M. Edd. have a bout). Hence applied to fighting: “Tybalt, you rat-catcher, will you w.?” Rom. III, 1, 78 (German: willst Du einen Tanz machen?).
3) to act and move on the feet in sleep: “when was it she last --ed,” Mcb. V, 1, 3. Mcb. V, 1, 3 Mcb. V, 1, 3
4) to move about as a spirit or spectre: “Herne the hunter . . . doth at still midnight w. round about an oak” Wiv. IV, 4, 31. “the spirits o'the dead may w. again,” Wint. III, 3, 17. “were I the ghost that --ed,” V, 1, 63. V, 1, 63 “spirits w.” H6B I, 4, 22. “affairs that w., as they say spirits do, at midnight,” H8 V, 1, 13. “in all shapes . . . this spirit --s in,” Tim. II, 2, 121. Caes. I, 3, 25. V, 3, 95. Mcb. II, 3, 84. V, 5, 24 “(life's but a --ing shadow).” Hml. I, 1, 138. 161 (Ff can w., Qq dares stir). I, 2, 202. I, 2, 202 I, 4, 6. I, 5, 10. Lr. III, 4, 121. Similarly: “we should hold day with the Antipodes, if you would w. in absence of the sun,” Merch. V, 128. “now heaven --s on earth,” Tw. V, 100.
5) to go, to be dressed in a particular manner: “she will veiled w.” Tw. I, 1, 28. “when I have --ed like a private man,” Tit. IV, 4, 75. “you ought not w. without the sign of your profession,” Caes. I, 1, 3. “is it physical to w. unbraced,” II, 1, 262. “in his livery --ed crowns and crownets,” Ant. V, 2, 91.
6) to live and follow one's pursuits: “'tis pity that thou livest to w. where any honest men resort,” Err. V, 28. those that w. and wot not what they (the stars) “are,” LLL I, 1, 91. “I will buy with you, sell with you, talk with you, w. with you,” Merch. I, 3, 37. “do not then w. too open,” Tw. III, 3, 37. “who dares not stir by day, must w. by night,” John I, 172. “nor attend the foot that leaves the print of blood where'er it --s,” IV, 3, 26. “for ever will I w. upon my knees,” R2 V, 3, 93 (Ff kneel). “o'er whose acres --ed those blessed feet,” H4A I, 1, 25. “we w. invisible,” II, 1, 96. II, 1, 96 “we petty men w. under his huge legs,” Caes. I, 2, 137. to w. alone == to be an outcast, to be forsaken: “to w. alone, like one that had the pestilence,” Gent. II, 1, 21. “when wert thou wont to w. alone, dishonoured thus,” Tit. I, 339. “his poor self . . . --s, like contempt, alone,” Tim. IV, 2, 15. Similarly: “methinks you w. like a stranger,” Shr. II, 87.
7) Transitively, a) to pass or go through: “do not without danger w. these streets,” Tw. III, 3, 25. “if that same demon . . . should with his lion gait w. the whole world,” H5 II, 2, 122. (In Tp. IV, 165. Ado II, 3, 16. Hml. I, 5, 10 not trans., but with an accus. of the measure. see Wing vb.).
b) to cause to step slowly, to lead or ride with a slow pace: “I will rather trust . . . a thief to w. my ambling gelding,” Wiv. II, 2, 319.