Macbeth vocab

ere

before

mark

pay attention

furbished

polished, cleaned

flout

mock, jeer

deign

permit

aroint thee

clear off

runnion

general term of abuse, especially for a woman

peak, and pine

waste away

bark

small ship

rapt

spellbound, entranced

the insane root

hemlock, henbane, or deadly nightshade (when eaten, it produces madness)

selfsame tune

identical meaning

heavy judgement

death sentence

wrack

ruin or overthrow

enkindle

inflame with desire

unfix my hair

make my hair stand on end

seated

fixed in position

surmise

imaginings

cleave

cling

recompense

suitable reward

hither

here

enfold

emrbace

commendation

praises or recommendation

missives

messengers

the coming on of time

the future

catch the nearest way

act without pity

illness

evil

hie

hurry

unsex me

remove from me all (feminine in ctx.) feelings

compunctious

compassionate

fell

deadly

gall

bitter poison

pall

wrap (as in a funeral pall or cloak)d

unnest

darkest

beguile

decieve

mansionry

the state of a dwellingj

utty

part of a building that projects outwards

frieze

a decorational band

coign of vantage

convenient

holp

helped

make their audit

show their accounts (or give to you)

surcease

death of one’s father

cherubin

angelic children

sightless couriers

the wind (also blind or invisible messenger)

afeared

afraid

break this enterprise

suggest killing Duncan

given suck

breastfed

wassail

drinking

convince

overpower

receipt

receptacle

swinish sleep

sleeping (and snoring) like pigs

quell

slaughter, murder

mettle

spirit

husbandry

thriftiness

repose

rest/peace/calm

largess

generous gifts

franchised

free from obligation

heat-opressèd

feverish

dudgeon

handle

gouts

large drops

one half-world

night-time world

sentinel

guard

prate

talk

knell

funeral bell

quenched

silenced, drugged

stern’st good-night

death, the final goodnight of all

surgeited

filled up, overindulgent

grooms

[Duncan’s] bodyguards

mock their charge

abandon their duties

possets

hot drinks of milk with wine, sugar, and spices

alack

sorrow, regret, or dismay

methought

I thought

sore labour’s bath

hard work’s cure

unbend

relax, weaken

filthy witness

evidence (blood)

‘tis the eye of childhood that fears a painted devil

it is childish to fear something that looks horrible but cannot harm you

withal

with it (blood)

appals

terrifies

multitudinous seas

the many oceans of the earth

multitudinous

consisting of many parts, elements, or a great number of individuals

incaradine

redden

Your constancy … unattended

you have lost your nerve

lest

for fear that

Beezlebub

the Devil

primrose way

easy road

everlasting bonfire

eternal damnation in hell

carousing

drinking

second cock

3am

nose-painting

the reddening of the nose through an excess of drink

Lechery

lust

mars

stops

takes him off

makes him sexually impotent

anon

soon, shortly, at once

gave thee the lie

knocked you out

requited him for his lie

paid him back for his wrestling trick

requite

give or do something in return for a service, benefit, kindness, or affection

limited

appointed

dire combustion

terrible fires and explosions

obscure bird

owl

laconic

using very few words, often to the point of seeming mysterious, indifferent, or blunt