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Shakespeare only uses this word in one play, Macbeth, and then almost always in the phrase "weird sisters", although there is one "weird women". The reason is that "weird" was not a word used in Shakespeare's time at all, except in the phrase "weird sisters", which referred to the characters in mythology, the Fates. "Weird Sisters" were women who could tell or determine the Fate of others, as indeed the witches do in Macbeth. In Middle English a weard was a prophecy or prophet.
The word "weird" used in anything but this specialized sense has arisen since entirely and exclusively because of Shakespeare's use of it.
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What does Shakespeare's word mad-bread mean?
Sorry, Shakespeare did not use that word.
What does Shakespeare mean by the word townsfolk?
Shakespeare does not use the word townsfolk.
What does Shakespeare mean by the word forth?
In a forward direction.
What did gorbellied mean when shakespeare used it in plays?
Shakespeare only uses the weird word "gorbellied" once, in Henry IV Part 1, when Falstaff says in Act II Scene 2. It means a fat person.
What does shortened word oft mean in shakespeare?
Oft is not a shortened word. Often is a lengthened word. The original word is oft and the form often did not appear until about a century before Shakespeare's day. They are, of course, the same word and mean the same thing.
What does Shakespeare's word mad-bread mean?
Sorry, Shakespeare did not use that word.
What does Shakespeare mean by the word townsfolk?
Shakespeare does not use the word townsfolk.
Why is gennings weird?
what does the word gennings mean
Why is wiki weird?
Not sure what you mean. There is nothing wrong or weird about this word, at all. It is hurry or quick.
What does Shakespeare mean by the word forth?
In a forward direction.
What did gorbellied mean when shakespeare used it in plays?
Shakespeare only uses the weird word "gorbellied" once, in Henry IV Part 1, when Falstaff says in Act II Scene 2. It means a fat person.
What does Shakespeare mean by the word the?
Shakespeare wrote in English. "The" means exactly the same when he used it as it does when you use it.
What does shortened word oft mean in shakespeare?
Oft is not a shortened word. Often is a lengthened word. The original word is oft and the form often did not appear until about a century before Shakespeare's day. They are, of course, the same word and mean the same thing.
What does gi' mean in shakespeare plays?
William Shakespeare sometimes uses the word gi in his plays. This word has the same meaning as the word give.
What does the Spanish word rara mean in Spanish?
rara for female - means weird raro for male - means weird
What does Shakespeare mean by the word waxen?
Waxen means made of wax. Its meaning has not changed since Shakespeare used it.
How do you write a word 9 times?
word word word word word word word word word ;D i got two words 1 you 1 weird 2 you 2 weird 3 you 3 weird 4 you 4 weird 5 you 5 weird 6 you 6 weird 7 you 7 weird 8 you 8 weird 9 you 9 weird your are a weirdo >:)
