Within, adv. in the inner parts, internally: Sonn. 119, 2. 146, 3. 146, 3 Wiv. V, 5, 60. Meas. III, 1, 93. V, 16. Merch. I, 1, 83. I, 2, 105. II, 7, 59. Shr. IV, 1, 51. Wint. IV, 4, 490. Rom. I, 3, 90. Cymb. V, 1, 33 etc.
Especially == 1) in the house: “there's wood enough w.” Tp. I, 2, 314. “we'll drink w.” Wiv. I, 1, 196. “who's w. there?” I, 4, 139. “who talks w. there?” Err. III, 1, 38. Err. III, 1, 38 Meas. IV, 3, 156. LLL III, 117. Merch. II, 6, 25. R3 III, 7, 61. Oth. I, 1, 84. 2) at home: “he sent me word to stay w.” Wiv. III, 5, 59. As IV, 3, 83. Shr. V, 1, 19. Shr. V, 1, 19 Tw. III, 1, 54. Tw. III, 1, 54 3) in another part of the house: “I like the new tire w. excellently,” Ado III, 4, 13. “yonder is heavy news w.” All's III, 2, 35. == in the next room: “go, stand w., let me alone with him,” John IV, 1, 85. “I'll drown you in the malmsey-butt w.” R3 I, 4, 277. “I'll call upon you straight; abide w.” Mcb. III, 1, 140. Hence used in calling on servants or other persons in the vicinity: “what, ho! w., come forth,” Meas. IV, 1, 50. “holla, w.!” Shr. II, 109. “who is w. there?” R2 V, 2, 74. H6B I, 4, 82. “w. there! Flaminius! Servilius!” Tim. II, 2, 194. “who's w.?” Caes. II, 2, 3. “some wine, w. there!” Ant. III, 11, 73 etc.
Shakespeare Lexicon. Alexander Schmidt. Berlin. Georg Reimer. 1902.
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