Alexander Schmidt, Shakespeare Lexicon and Quotation Dictionary

Year, the time in which the earth completes a revolution: Ven. 508. Tp. I, 2, 250. Meas. IV, 2, 25 (compound with him by the y.); cf. Shr. II, 371. Shr. II, 371 Err. IV, 1, 21. Merch. II, 5, 26. H6C II, 5, 28 etc. etc. Plur. “--s:” Tp. I, 2, 41. Tp. I, 2, 41 Meas. II, 1, 277. IV, 2, 135. Err. V, 309. H6A II, 3, 40. IV, 3, 37 “(this seven --s).” H6B II, 1, 2 “(these seven --s' day).” H6C II, 5, 29. 38 etc. etc. Often unchanged in the plural, particularly in the language of low persons: Sonn. 11, 8. Tp. I, 2, 53. Meas. II, 1, 252. Meas. II, 1, 252 Meas. II, 1, 252 Ado III, 3, 134 (this seven y.; Ff “--s).” LLL V, 2, 11 and 894 (lection of Q1). Merch. II, 5, 27. As III, 2, 335. V, 2, 66. Shr. Ind. 2, 115. All's I, 1, 159. H4A II, 4, 343 (this seven y.; Ff “--s).” H4B III, 2, 224 (Ff --s). H6A I, 3, 91. Cor. V, 4, 17. Rom. I, 3, 2. Hml. V, 1, 183. Lr. III, 4, 145 etc.
--s equivalent to age: “my unripe --s,” Ven. 524. “his tender --s,” Ven. 524 “thy beauty and thy --s,” Sonn. 41, 3. Gent. II, 4, 69. Meas. IV, 3, 76. Err. I, 1, 126 (at eighteen --s == at the age of etc.). III, 1, 90. As IV, 3, 86. Shr. II, 362 (struck in --s); cf. R3 I, 1, 92. H6A II, 5, 107. III, 1, 71. IV, 1, 149. V, 1, 21 etc. etc. “thou heapest a --s' age on me,” Cymb. I, 1, 133 (an age advanced in years, old age. M. Edd. a --'s age, which would not matter much). of --s == of age: “a king of --s,” H6B II, 3, 28. “till my infant fortune comes to --s,” R2 II, 3, 66 (== becomes of age). in --s == old: H4A II, 4, 500. Rom. III, 5, 46. “smiles his cheek in --s,” LLL V, 2, 465 (== smiles his cheek old, i. e. makes it seem old by its continual wrinkles). Sometimes == time: “await for wretched --s,” H6A I, 1, 48. “Hector shall not have his wit this y.” Tr. I, 2, 92 (it will take some time).