Alexander Schmidt, Shakespeare Lexicon and Quotation Dictionary

Forth, adv. 1) off, away, abroad: “and f. with bashful innocence doth hie,” Lucr. 1341. “travel f. without my cloak,” Sonn. 34, 2. “if a virgin, and your affection not gone f.” Tp. I, 2, 448. graves let 'em (their sleepers) “f.” V, 49. “put f. their sons to seek preferment out,” Gentl. I, 3, 7. “what honest clothes you send f. to bleaching,” Wiv. IV, 2, 126. “the heavens lead f. and bring you back in happiness,” Meas. I, 1, 75. “the heedful slave is wandered f. to seek me out,” Err. II, 2, 3. “if any bark put f.” III, 2, 155. “is there any ship puts f. to-night?” IV, 3, 35. “turn melancholy f. to funerals,” Mids. I, 1, 14. every one (grave) “lets f. his sprite,” V, 388. “had I such venture f.” Merch. I, 1, 15. “it is meet I presently set f.” IV, 1, 404. “to travel f. so far,” As I, 3, 111. “is gone f. to sleep,” IV, 3, 5. “when I am f., bid me farewell and smile,” Cor. IV, 1, 49. “I am the turned f.” Tit. V, 3, 109. “they are all f.; well, I will walk myself,” Rom. IV, 2, 44. “it waves me f. again,” Hml. I, 4, 68. “his best force is f. to man his galleys,” Ant. V, 11, 3 etc. “her husband will be f.” Wiv. II, 2, 276 (== not at home). “he dines f.” Err. II, 2, 212. “I am bid f. to supper,” Merch II, 5, 11. “feasting f.” Merch II, 5, 11 “I am promised f.” Caes. I, 2, 293. V, 3, 80.
2) from another place to that of the speaker; here, hither (cf. Away, def. 3): “come f.” Tp. I, 2, 315. Tp. I, 2, 315 “and sends me f. to keep them living,” II, 1, 298. “when I suddenly call you, come f.” Wiv. III, 3, 11. “his hinds were called f. by their mistress,” III, 5, 100. IV, 2, 125. Meas. IV, 1, 50. “you must call f. the watch,” Ado IV, 2, 36. Ado IV, 2, 36 “call her f., brother,” V, 4, 39. LLL V, 2, 899. “bring your music f. into the air,” Merch. V, 53. “call f. an officer,” Shr. V, 1, 94. “swinge me them soundly f. unto their husbands,” V, 2, 104. “bring f. this counterfeit module,” All's IV, 3, 113. “call f. the holy father,” Tw. V, 145. “I shall bring Emilia f.” Wint. II, 2, 15. “bring f. his oracle,” III, 2, 118. John IV, 1, 8. H6A II, 2, 4. IV, 2, 3. V, 3, 128. H6B IV, 1, 8. Ant. IV, 2, 9 etc.
3) out; from confinement or indistinction into open view: “f., my sword,” Oth. V, 1, 10. “beat f. our brains,” Tit. V, 3, 133. “blaze f. her wrongs,” Ven. 219. “his malice will suddenly break f.” As I, 2, 295 (cf. Break, as well as the other verbs to which it is joined). “thus breathes she f. her spite,” Lucr. 762. “let your servants bring my husband f.” Err. V, 93. “bring Deformed f.” Ado III, 3, 185 (== before the judge). to bring f. == to beget, procreate: Pilgr. 284. Tp. II, 1, 93. Tp. II, 1, 93 III, 2, 113. V, 170. H6C V, 6, 50 etc. cf. to body f. and to drop f., in the same sense: Mids. V, 14. As III, 2, 250. IV, 3, 34; and “to throe f.” Ant. III, 7, 81. “called f. the mutinous winds,” Tp. V, 42. “call f. your actors,” Mids. I, 2, 16. H6A I, 1, 83. “it is you that have chalked f. the way which brought us hither,” Tp. V, 203. “if thou beest Trinculo, come f.” II, 2, 107. Mids. III, 2, 19. Merch. III, 2, 59. “when comes your book f.?” Tim. I, 1, 26. “which out of a great deal of old iron I chose f.” H6A I, 2, 101. “thine eye darts f. the fire that burneth me,” Ven. 196. “draw f. thy weapon,” Shr. III, 2, 238. “to find his fellow f.” Err. I, 2, 37. Merch. I, 1, 143. “it flashed f. fire,” Ven. 348. “to give f. the corn o' the storehouse,” Cor. III, 1, 113. Lr. II, 4, 116. “dying eyes gleamed f. their ashy lights,” Lucr. 1378. “Caesar shall go f.” Caes. II, 2, 8. Caes. II, 2, 8 48; cf. II, 1, 194, and Cymb. II, 3, 43. “ere the writs go f.” H6B V, 3, 26 (== are issued). “if he had gone f. consul,” Cor. IV, 6, 35 (== if he had been chosen c.). “heaved f. such groans,” As II, 1, 36. “I shall inquire you f.” Gentl. II, 4, 186. “lay f. the gown,” Shr. IV, 3, 62. “embalm me, then lay me f.” H8 IV, 2, 171. “whose great decision hath much blood let f.” All's III, 1, 3. “lock me f.” Err. IV, 4, 98. Err. IV, 4, 98 “make f.” Caes. V, 1, 25. “peeping f.” Lucr. 447. Hml. III, 4, 119. “which shall point you f. what you must say,” Wint. IV, 4, 572. “this is put f. too truly,” Wint. I, 2, 14. “his negligence sometime puts f.” Wint. I, 2, 14 “put f. thy hand, reach at the glorious gold,” H6B I, 2, 11. “roar these accusations f.” H6A III, 1, 40. “and f. she rushes,” Ven. 262. “and f. again . . . vapours doth she send,” Ven. 273. “send him f.” Err. V, 158. to set f. == to recommend, to cry up: Lucr. 32. Pilgr. 310. Merch. III, 5, 95. “to shoot f. thunder,” H6B IV, 1, 104. “shrills her dolours f.” Troil. V, 3, 84. “sighed f. proverbs,” Cor. I, 1, 209. “he singled Clifford f.” H6C II, 1, 12. “stand f., Demetrius,” Mids. I, 1, 24 (== step forward from among your companions). III, 1, 83. As I, 2, 75. R2 IV, 7. H6B II, 3, 1. H8 V, 3, 47. “now step I f. to whip hypocrisy,” LLL IV, 3, 151. “she throws f. Tarquin's name,” Lucr. 1717. “to trumpet f. my infamy,” Per. I, 1, 145. “there my father's grave did utter f. a voice,” Meas. III, 1, 87. “weeping his welcomes f.” Wint. IV, 4, 560. “yield you f. to public thanks,” Meas. V, 7 (evidently == yield f. public thanks to you).
Forth of == out of: Tp. V, 160. Meas. I, 1, 35. R2 III, 2, 204. H6C II, 2, 157. R3 IV, 4, 176. Caes. III, 3, 3. Oth. V, 1, 35 (Ff for). Ant. I, 5, 12.
From f. == from out: Ven. 259. Lucr. 373. Lucr. 373 Lucr. 373 Lucr. 373 Wiv. IV, 4, 53. All's II, 1, 199. John IV, 2, 148. IV, 3, 143. V, 4, 45. R2 II, 1, 106. II, 3, 102. R3 IV, 4, 47. Troil. I, 3, 350. Tit. I, 327. Rom. Chor. Tit. I, 327 Tim. I, 1, 138. IV, 3, 186. Forth from: “arise f. from the couch of lasting night,” John III, 4, 27.
4) on, forward: “to hear this matter f.” Meas. V, 255 (== to hear the further process of the matter). “go f.; try what my credit can do,” Merch. I, 1, 179. “as he f. walked on his way,” Shr. IV, 1, 149. “go thou f., and fortune play upon thy prosperous helm,” All's III, 3, 6. “flies an eagle flight, bold and f. on,” Tim. I, 1, 49. Caes. IV, 1, 35. “Fidele's sickness did make my way long f.” Cymb. IV, 2, 149. Especially, == in or to the field, ready to meet the enemy: “then f., dear countrymen!” H5 II, 2, 189. “now f., lord constable and princes all,” III, 5, 67. “when we first marched f.” John II, 320. “the dukes of Berri and of Bretagne shall make f.” H5 II, 4, 5. “Samsons it sendeth f. to skirmish,” H6A I, 2, 34 “when thou art f. in the incursions,” Troil. II, 1, 32. “some parcels of their power are f. already,” Cor. I, 2, 32. “the Volsces have an army f.” I, 3, 108. “are my brother's powers set f.?” Lr. IV, 5, 1. “our troops set f. to-morrow,” Lr. IV, 5, 1 cf. when thou wilt inflame, how coldly those impediments stand f. of wealth etc. Compl. 269. “'gainst death and all-oblivious enmity shall you pace f.” Sonn. 55, 10. to furnish f. == to provide with what is necessary: H4B I, 2, 251. Hml. I, 2, 181.
And so f. == et caetera: LLL IV, 2, 96. Tw. I, 5, 267. III, 4, 82. H4B V, 3, 4. Troil. I, 2, 277 (Q and such like). “or so f.:” Hml. II, 1, 61 (cf. So-forth).
Redundantly after far: “know thus far f.” Tp. I, 2, 177. “so far f. as herself might be her chooser,” Wiv. IV, 6, 11. “it shall be so far f. friendly maintained till . . .,” Shr. I, 1, 140. “how far f. you do like their articles,” H4B IV, 2, 53. Similarly after from this day or time: “from this day f. I'll use you for my mirth,” Caes. IV, 3, 48. “I would not, from this time f., have you so slander any moment leisure,” Hml. I, 3, 132. “from this time f. my thoughts be bloody,” IV, 4, 65.