gaged pledged.
gain-giving misgiving.
gait progress.
gall scratch, draw blood.
galled jade a worn-out horse with sores from the rubbing and chafing of a saddle.
galls his kibe scrapes his heel.
gambol wander; frolic.
general censure public's judgment.
gentry courtesy.
gib tomcat; a male cat, especially a castrated male cat.
gibes jests.
Gis corruption for Jesus.
goblin damn'd damned agent of the devil. Hamlet, from the very first, seems to question the authenticity of the ghost as the true spirit of his father.
gorge stomach (literally, throat or gullet).
grace to bring honor to, dignify; with a pun on the prayer before meals.
gross and scope general meaning.
groundings the poorer and less critical section of the audience who stood in the pit.
half limp.
hangers straps by which the rapier was hung from the girdle.
harbingers persons or things that come before to announce or give an indication of what follorws; heralds
hatchment a diamond-shaped panel bearing the coat of arms of a person who has died.
hautboys oboes.
hearsed buried.
Hecate's ban the curse of Hecate, the Greek goddess of the moon, earth, and underground realm of the dead, later regarded as the goddess of sorcery and witchcraft.
hectic fever; red or flushed , as with fever.
Hecuba in Homer's Iliad, the wife of Priam and mother of Hector, Troilus, Paris, and Cassandra.
heedful note careful observation.
hent to grasp; in this case, a time for action.
Hercules in Greek and Roman mythology, the son of Zeus, renowned for his strength and courage, especially as shown in his performance of twelve labors imposed on him.
Hic et ubique Latin for here and everywhere.
his greatness weigh'd considering his high position.
his sables and his weeds dignified robes.
His virtues else his other virtues.
hoar gray.
hoodman-blind blindman's bluff.
Hugger-mugger secret haste.
Humorous Man the player of character parts.
humour behavior.
husbandry thrift.
Hymen in Greek mythology, the god of marriage.
Hyperion a Titan often identified with the sun god.
Hyrcanian beast tiger from Hyrcania, mentioned in the Aeneid.
Ilium Latin name for Troy
impart behave.
impasted made into a paste (the slain, not Pyrrhus).
imponed staked; wagered.
importing concerning.
imposthume abscess or festering sore.
imputation reputation.
in fee outright.
in fine in the end.
in one brow of woe Everyone in the kingdom ought to mourn.
in the full bent completely. Like a bow that is bent as far as it can be bent.
incontinency without self-restraint, especially in regard to sexual activity.
incorps'd and demi-natur'd an integral part of the body.
index prologue.
indu'd endowed, belonging to.
inexplicable dumb-shows the unintelligible pantomime preceding the play proper.
Intil into.
inurn'd buried; entombed (literally, put the ashes of a dead person into an urn).
investments garments.
