Glossary — Bardbase

absol.

absolute(ly)

Used without the usual construction (e.g., a verb without its object)

adj.

adjective

adv.

adverb

advb.

adverbial(ly)

attrib.

attributive(ly)

comb.

in combination

Combined with another noun

comp.

compound

Comp.

comparative

concr.

concrete

conj.

conjunction; conjecture(s)

constr.

construed with; construction

def.

definition

dissyll.

dissyllable

Pronounced as two syllables

ellipt.

elliptical(ly)

With words omitted that are understood from context

expr.

expression

fig.

figurative(ly)

gen.

general(ly)

imper.

imperative

impers.

impersonal

indef.

indefinite

indic.

indicative

inf.

infinitive

interj.

interjection

intr.

intransitive

Irreg.

irregular

lit.

literal(ly)

monosyll.

monosyllable

Pronounced as one syllable

obj.

object

obs.

obsolete

pa. pple.

past participle

pa. t.

past tense

partic.

participle; particularly

Partic.

participle; particularly

pass.

passive

phr.

phrase(s)

pl.

plural

ppl. adj.

participial adjective

pple.

participle

prep.

preposition

pron.

pronoun

refl.

reflexive

Refl.

reflexive

sb.

substantive (noun)

sing.

singular

subst.

substantive (noun)

syll.

syllable(s)

tr.

transitive

trans.

transitive

transf.

in a transferred sense

trisyll.

trisyllable

Pronounced as three syllables

vb.

verb

voc.

vocative

app.

apparently

arch.

archaic

cf.

compare (Latin: confer)

corr.

corruption

dial.

dialect(s), dialectal(ly)

e.g.

for example (Latin: exempli gratia)

esp.

especially

etym.

etymology, etymological

exx.

examples

foll.

following

freq.

frequent(ly)

i.e.

that is (Latin: id est)

occas.

occasional(ly)

orig.

original(ly)

prob.

probably

q.v.

which see (Latin: quod vide)

ref.

reference; referred; referring

scil.

that is to say (Latin: scilicet)

spec.

specific(ally)

s.v.

under the word (Latin: sub verbo)

usu.

usual(ly)

viz.

namely (Latin: videlicet)

Folios

All four Shakespeare Folio editions (F1 1623, F2 1632, F3 1663, F4 1685)

First Folio (1623)

The first collected edition of Shakespeare's plays

Second Folio (1632)

Third Folio (1663)

Fourth Folio (1685)

Quartos

All Quarto editions of a play

First Quarto

Second Quarto

Third Quarto

M. Edd.

Modern Editors/Editions

Editions from Rowe (1709) onwards

O. Edd.

Old Editions

Pre-modern editions (Folios and Quartos)

Edd.

Editions

edd.

editions

Fr.

French

It.

Italian

Latin

O.Fr.

Old French

Span.

Spanish

Germ.

German

Comp. Irreg. expr.

Comparative Irregular expression

An irregular grammatical form used in comparison

Sup. Irreg. expr.

Superlative Irregular expression

An irregular grammatical form used in the superlative

ind. art.

indefinite article

def. art.

definite article

Cotgr.

Cotgrave

Randle Cotgrave's French-English dictionary (1611)

Johnson

Samuel Johnson's edition of Shakespeare (1765)

Palsgr.

Palsgrave

John Palsgrave's French grammar (1530)

Shakespeare; Shakespearian

pre-S.

pre-Shakespearian

post-S.

post-Shakespearian

Eliz.

Elizabethan

pre-Eliz.

pre-Elizabethan