Shakespearean Vocabulary List

aye- yes
dote (on) love
thou you (subject)
thee you (object)
thy your
thine your
hie hurry
fray fight

doth does, do
dost does, do
jest joke
beshrew curse (verb)
churl bad person

hath has or have

apothecary druggist,
pharmacist

hast has or have

sooth truth

wherefore why

verily truthfully

anon- soon

nuptial wedding

wilt will

chide criticize

nay no

knave bad person, villain

art are

morrow morning

oft often

stint stop

visage face

alas woe is me! Poor me! Oh,

no!

whence where
hither here
shrift confession

discourse conversation
kinsmen relatives
herald messenger

jocund merry, jolly

fickle changeable, especially in
love
rancor hatred, anger