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First off, Shakespeare wrote in English, Modern English, so all of the simple workaday words he used mean the same thing as they do nowadays. So ask yourself, "What does the word 'than' mean when I use it?" Can you answer that? I didn't think so somehow.
"Than" is a preposition, which means that it is not an object like a noun or an action like a verb or a quality like an adjective or adverb. It has functions in the expressions of comparisons. You might hear someone say that they were abler than someone
I am a soldier, I,
Older in practise, abler than yourself
To make conditions. (Julius Caesar IV, 3)
or than something is no bigger than something else
with hearts in their bellies no
bigger than pins' heads (Henry IV Part I IV, 2)
or that they would rather do something than something else
I had rather be in this choice than throw ames-ace
for my life. (All's Well That Ends Well, II,3)
but basically it boils down to this: Shakespeare used the word "than" in exactly the same way you do.
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Sorry, Shakespeare did not use that word.
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Shakespeare does not use the word townsfolk.
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In a forward direction.
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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 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 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.
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Waxen means made of wax. Its meaning has not changed since Shakespeare used it.
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Majority means greater than half. Greater means more than.
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There is no word "meration" in Shakespeare.
What does shakespeare mean by the word fie?
Used to express distaste or disapproval.
What does shakespeare mean by the word thrice?
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It's short for "or the other", as in "one or the other".
