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'Ope' as used by Shakespeare, and other poets and writers of both ancient and modern times, means "open". Refer to the Language and Linguistics' website's "Shakespeare Glossary" link, below, for this and other Shakespearean word definitions, as well as "The Complete Concordance to Shakespeare" by Mary Cowden link for Shakespeare's titles use of that word (n.b., this online book is huge, so don't use the middle scrollbar or the page number entry box; instead, hold down your mouse's left button and "pull" the current page (549) "up" until you see the word "ope", which should be highlighted due to the URL).
A shortened down version of "open", as in Hamlet 1, 4 "why the sepulcher in which we saw thee quietly interred hath oped its ponderous and marble jaws to cast thee up again".
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 12y ago"Ope" is a short form of the word "open". It's a bit similar to "list" which is the same as "listen". In both cases the "n" at the end is optional.
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What was ope short for in Shakespeare's time?
Shakespeare used the word "ope" as a short form of "open." It is not clear whether this was a colloquialism or a poetic coinage.
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.
How many abbreviations did William Shakespeare use in his writing?
'tis, ope, o'er, gi, ne'er, i', e'er, oft, a', e'ev are some abbreviations made be shakespeare
What does Shakespeare mean by the word forth?
In a forward direction.
What was ope short for in Shakespeare's time?
Shakespeare used the word "ope" as a short form of "open." It is not clear whether this was a colloquialism or a poetic coinage.
What does Shakespeare mean by the word Haps?
"Hap" is the word "Happen". Shakespeare used both although "hap" was on the way out, because sometimes it was what he needed for his rhyme scheme. Something the same happened (or happed) with the verb "to ope" which we would now only recognize as "to open"
What is ope short for?
hope woop woop i awnsered my own question ope' means hope in shakespeare language x?
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.
Is ope an archaic word?
yes
How many abbreviations did William Shakespeare use in his writing?
'tis, ope, o'er, gi, ne'er, i', e'er, oft, a', e'ev are some abbreviations made be shakespeare
What is a 3 letter word for poetic reveal?
ope
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.
How do you say before in Elizabethan English?
Since Shakespeare was writing in English, and "before" is an English word, it should come as no surprise to find that Shakespeare used the word "before" to mean "before". He uses it with both modern meanings: spatially located at the front of something ("Had he his wounds before?"-Macbeth) and happening earlier in time ("Before you fight the battle ope this letter"-King Lear) For the latter meaning Shakespeare sometimes used the word "ere" (pronounced as: air), as in "Ere this I would have fatted all the region kites with this slave's offal"-Hamlet. However, he preferred "before".
What is the proper version of 'ope?
"Ope" is a word on its own and is quite proper. It is the original version of the verb "open" and means the same thing. Originally the suffix -en was an adjective marker as well as a participle marker. The verb was "ope" as in Shakespeare's phrase "has oped its ponderous and marble jaws", and the adjective was "open" as "The door is open". Over time the adjective came to be confused with the participle and then used as the verb stem instead of the verb it was originally based on.
