Depend, 1) to hang down, to lean: “two winking Cupids, each on one foot standing, nicely --ing on their brands,” Cymb. II, 4, 91.
2) to serve, to attend: “canst thou believe thy living is a life, so stinkingly --ing?” Meas. III, 2, 28. “you d. on him, I mean,” Troil. III, 1, 4. “the remainder, that shall still d.” Lr. I, 4, 271 (but here perhaps in another sense).
3) to impend: “in me moe woes than words are now --ing,” Lucr. 1615. “that is the curse --ing on those that war for a placket,” Troil. II, 3, 21 (Ff dependant). “this day's black fate on moe days doth d.” Rom. III, 1, 124. “we'll slip you for a season, but our jealousy does yet d.” Cymb. IV, 3, 23 (here perhaps == to be in suspense).
4) to be connected with, to be influenced by; followed by on: it (life) “--s upon that love of thine,” Sonn. 92, 4. “a better state to me belongs than that which on thy humour doth d.” 92, 8. 101, 3. Compl. 274. Tp. I, 2, 181. Gentl. I, 3, 62. Meas. IV, 2, 128. Merch. I, 2, 114. IV, 1, 434. As I, 3, 59. John IV, 2, 65. H4B IV, 5, 159. H6C I, 2, 11. Hml. I, 3, 20. III, 3, 14. Oth. I, 3, 203. II, 3, 379. Ant. I, 2, 182. Per. III, 3, 41. Perhaps also Lr. I, 4, 271.
5) to rely, to confide; followed by on: “bidding me d. upon thy stars,” John III, 1, 125. “I do d. upon the lord,” Troil. III, 1, 5. Cor. I, 1, 183. III, 1, 166. Caes. III, 1, 217. Oth. I, 3, 369. Cymb. V, 4, 127.
Shakespeare Lexicon. Alexander Schmidt. Berlin. Georg Reimer. 1902.
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