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Search phrase: nun

Plays

 36 result(s). alternate result(s)
PlayKey LineModern TextOriginal Text
All's Well That Ends WellAW II.ii.25wrangling knave, as the nun's lip to the friar's mouth;wrangling knaue, as the Nuns lip to the Friers mouth,
As You Like ItAYL III.iv.14He hath bought a pair of cast lips of Diana. A nunHee hath bought a paire of cast lips of Diana: a Nun
As You Like ItAYL IV.i.92nun, if it had not been for a hot midsummer night: for,Nun; if it had not bin for a hot Midsomer-night, for
HamletHam III.i.121Get thee to a nunnery. Why wouldst thou be aGet thee to a Nunnerie. Why would'st thou be a
HamletHam III.i.130nunnery. Where's your father?Nunnery. Where's your Father?
HamletHam III.i.137thou shalt not escape calumny. Get thee to a nunnery.thou shalt not escape Calumny. Get thee to a Nunnery.
HamletHam III.i.140make of them. To a nunnery, go, and quickly too.make of them. To a Nunnery go, and quickly too.
HamletHam III.i.150shall keep as they are. To a nunnery, go.shall keep as they are. To a Nunnery, go.
King JohnKJ V.i.12This inundation of mistempered humourThis inundation of mistempred humor,
King JohnKJ V.ii.48Being an ordinary inundation,Being an ordinary Inundation:
King LearKL I.iv.104must needs wear my coxcomb. How now, nuncle!must needs weare my Coxcombe. How now Nunckle?
King LearKL I.iv.116Mark it, nuncle:Marke it Nuncle;
King LearKL I.iv.130nuncle?Nuncle?
King LearKL I.iv.153they'll be snatching. Nuncle, give me an egg andNunckle, giue me an egge, and
King LearKL I.iv.168I have used it, nuncle, e'er since thou madest thyI haue vsed it Nunckle, ere since thou mad'st thy
King LearKL I.iv.175Prithee, nuncle, keep a schoolmaster that can teach thyPry'thy Nunckle keepe a Schoolemaster that can teach thy
King LearKL I.iv.182o' thing than a fool. And yet I would not be thee, nuncle.o'thing then a foole, and yet I would not be thee Nunckle,
King LearKL I.iv.210For you know, nuncle,For you know Nunckle,
King LearKL I.iv.312Nuncle Lear, nuncle Lear, tarry! Take the FoolNunkle Lear, Nunkle Lear, / Tarry, take the Foole
King LearKL I.v.38If thou wert my fool, nuncle, I'd have thee beatenIf thou wert my Foole Nunckle, Il'd haue thee beaten
King LearKL II.iv.117Cry to it, nuncle, as the cockney did to the eelsCry to it Nunckle, as the Cockney did to the Eeles,
King LearKL III.ii.10O nuncle, court holy water in a dry house is betterO Nunkle, Court holy-water in a dry house, is better
King LearKL III.ii.11than this rain-water out o' door. Good nuncle, in; ask thythen this Rain-water out o' doore. Good Nunkle, in, aske thy
King LearKL III.iv.38Come not in here, nuncle; here's a spirit. Help me,Come not in heere Nuncle, here's a spirit, helpe me,
King LearKL III.iv.106Prithee, nuncle, be contented; 'tis a naughty nightPrythee Nunckle be contented, 'tis a naughtie night
King LearKL III.vi.9Prithee, nuncle, tell me whether a madman be aPrythee Nunkle tell me, whether a madman be a
Measure for MeasureMM I.ii.147Save that we do the denunciation lackSaue that we doe the denunciation lacke
Measure for MeasureMM I.iv.1Enter Isabella and Francisca, a nunEnter Isabell and Francisca a Nun.
Measure for MeasureMM I.iv.1And have you nuns no farther privileges?And haue you Nuns no farther priuiledges?
A Midsummer Night's DreamMND I.i.70You can endure the livery of a nun,You can endure the liuerie of a Nunne,
PericlesPer V.iii.15What means the nun? She dies! Help, gentlemen!What meanes the mum? shee die's, helpe Gentlemen.
Richard IIIR3 IV.iv.202They shall be praying nuns, not weeping queens;They shall be praying Nunnes, not weeping Queenes:
Romeo and JulietRJ IV.i.12To stop the inundation of her tears,To stop the inundation of her teares,
Romeo and JulietRJ V.iii.157Among a sisterhood of holy nuns.Among a Sisterhood of holy Nunnes:
Titus AndronicusTit IV.iv.61Enter Aemilius, a messengerEnter Nuntius Emillius.
Twelfth NightTN I.iv.28Than in a nuncio's of more grave aspect.Then in a Nuntio's of more graue aspect.

Poems

 3 result(s).
PlayKey LineModern TextOriginal Text
A Lover's ComplaintLC.232 ‘ Lo, this device was sent me from a Nun, Lo this deuice was sent me from a Nun,
A Lover's ComplaintLC.290 But with the inundation of the eyes, But with the invndation of the eies:
Venus and AdonisVen.752 Love-lacking vestals and self-loving nuns, Loue-lacking vestals, and selfe-louing Nuns,

Glossary

 125 result(s).
aggriefedWelsh pronunciation of 'aggrieved'
assWelsh pronunciation of 'as'
attainderaccusation, allegation, denunciation
bathScottish pronunciation of 'both'
beIrish pronunciation of 'by'
beseechedIrish pronunciation of 'besieged'
breffScottish pronunciation of 'brief'
captenScottish pronunciation of 'captain'
cate-log[idiosyncratic pronunciation of] catalogue, inventory, register
Chanticleercock, rooster [in the medieval story of Reynard the Fox, retold in Chaucer's ‘The Nun's Priest's Tale’]
CheshuWelsh pronunciation of 'Jesu'
chollorsWelsh pronunciation of 'cholers'
ChrishIrish pronunciation of 'Christ'
cloistresscloistered nun, member of an enclosed order
cogscombWelsh pronunciation of 'coxcomb'
conclusionriddle, enigma, conundrum
crimeaccusation, charge, denunciation
deScottish pronunciation of 'do'
defiancerenunciation, disowning, rejection; or: contempt
denunciationproclamation, public announcement, official declaration
digpronunciation of 'give' in some greetings
digtWelsh pronunciation of 'digged'
execrationcurse, imprecation, denunciation
falorousWelsh pronunciation of 'valorous'
fehementlyWelsh pronunciation of 'vehemently'
feithScottish pronunciation of 'faith'
feryWelsh pronunciation of 'very'
focativeWelsh pronunciation of 'vocative'
garFrench pronunciation of ‘God’
gootWelsh pronunciation of 'good'
GotWelsh pronunciation of 'God'
grundScottish pronunciation of 'ground'
HibocratesWelsh pronunciation of 'Hippocrates', 4th-c BC Greek physician
hig, hag, hogWelsh pronunciation of Latin 'hic, haec, hoc'
inundationoutpouring, overflowing, flood
ishIrish pronunciation of 'is'
JeshuWelsh pronunciation of 'Jesu'
knogWelsh pronunciation of 'knock'
leveScottish pronunciation of 'leave'
ligScottish pronunciation of 'lie'
lousesWelsh pronunciation of 'luces'
maledictioncursing, invective, denunciation
messScottish pronunciation of 'mass'
nunciomessenger, emissary
nunclechild-like shortening of ‘mine uncle’; guardian, master
offertWelsh pronunciation of 'offered'
'omanWelsh pronunciation of 'woman'
'ordWelsh pronunciation of 'word'
'orkWelsh pronunciation of 'work'
'orldWelsh pronunciation of 'world'
'ortWelsh pronunciation of 'word'
overflowflood, become inundated
overswellflood, inundate, overflow
PabylonWelsh pronunciation of 'Babylon'
padWelsh pronunciation of 'bad'
Partlettraditional name for a hen [Pertelote], as in Chaucer's 'Nun's Priest's Tale'
pashfulWelsh pronunciation of 'bashful'
pattleWelsh pronunciation of 'battle'
pearWelsh pronunciation of 'bear'
peardWelsh pronunciation of 'beard'
peatWelsh pronunciation of 'beat'
pedsWelsh pronunciation of 'beds'
peseechWelsh pronunciation of 'beseech'
petterWelsh pronunciation of 'better'
Phibbusmispronunciation of 'Phoebus' by Bottom in MND I.ii.31
pibble-pabble[Welsh pronunciation of 'bibble-babble'] chatter, gabble, empty talk
pidWelsh pronunciation of 'bid'
pinseWelsh pronunciation of 'pinch'
plessWelsh pronunciation of 'bless'
plessedWelsh pronunciation of 'blessed'
ploodWelsh pronunciation of 'blood'
ploodyWelsh pronunciation of 'bloody'
plowsWelsh pronunciation of 'blows'
plueWelsh pronunciation of 'blue'
podyWelsh pronunciation of 'body'
poldWelsh pronunciation of 'bold'
pornWelsh pronunciation of 'born'
poysWelsh pronunciation of 'boys'
prabbleWelsh pronunciation of 'brabble'
praggingWelsh pronunciation of 'bragging'
prainWelsh pronunciation of 'brain'
praveWelsh pronunciation of 'brave'
prawlsWelsh pronunciation of 'brawls'
preadWelsh pronunciation of 'bread'
preechesWelsh pronunciation of 'breeches'
prerogatifesWelsh pronunciation of 'prerogatives'
pridgeWelsh pronunciation of 'bridge'
priefWelsh pronunciation of 'brief'
pringWelsh pronunciation of 'bring'
Procrus[pron: 'prohkrus] mispronunciation of Procris, legendary Greek lover whose love for her husband Cephalus was tragically harmed through his jealousy
putterWelsh pronunciation of 'butter'
pyWelsh pronunciation of 'by'
renouncementrenunciation, denial, abandonment [of the world]
sa'Irish pronunciation of 'save'
sallScottish and Welsh pronunciation of 'shall'
seeseWelsh pronunciation of 'cheese'
Shafalusmispronunciation of Cephalus, son of Deion
sillingWelsh pronunciation of 'shilling'
slomberScottish pronunciation of 'slumber'
soundpronounce, articulate, enunciate
spragpronunciation of ‘sprack’: smart, active, alert
stogWelsh pronunciation of 'stock'
suerlyScottish pronunciation of 'surely'
swortpronunciation of ‘sword’ or ‘sort’ [= outcome]
taberWelsh pronunciation of 'taper'
tamWelsh pronunciation of 'dam'
TavyWelsh pronunciation of 'Davy'
tevilWelsh pronunciation of 'devil'
theiseScottish pronunciation of 'these'
tiddle-taddle[Welsh pronunciation] tittle-tattle, idle gossip, chatter
'tishIrish pronunciation of ‘'tis’
tremplingWelsh pronunciation of 'trembling'
tribWelsh pronunciation of 'trip'
trompetIrish pronunciation of 'trumpet'
'udgeWelsh pronunciation of 'judge'
vagramWelsh pronunciation of ‘fragrant’ or: malapropism for ‘vagrant’
varldFrench pronunciation of 'world'
varyScottish pronunciation of 'very'
veal[unclear usage] Dutch pronunciation of ‘well’; or: version of Dutch ‘viel’ = plenty
vereforeWelsh pronunciation of 'wherefore'
vloutingWelsh pronunciation of 'flouting'
votaristvow-taker, religious, nun / monk
voutsafeWelsh pronunciation of 'vouchsafe'
wadScottish pronunciation of 'would'
wort[pun on Evans' pronunciation of ‘word’] cabbage

Thesaurus

 13 result(s).
cloistered nuncloistress
conundrumconclusion
denunciationattainder
denunciationcrime
denunciationexecration
denunciationmalediction
enunciatesound
inundateoverswell
inundated, becomeoverflow
nun / monkvotarist
nun, cloisteredcloistress
renunciationdefiance
renunciationrenouncement

Themes and Topics

 12 result(s).
Elision... of doors&rsquo but the colloquial pronunciation of you are going or out of doors...
Plants... columbine ham iv v 181 ranunculaceae aquilegia nectar organs hor...
... lark’s-heels tnk i i 12 ranunculaceae delphinium consolida larksp...
... aconitum 2h4 iv iv 48 ranunculaceae aconitum napellus highly po...
... spear-grass 1h4 ii iv 302 ranunculaceae ra...
...culaceae ranunculus spearwort used by beggars and ...
Swearing... iii i 86) or dr caius&rsquo french pronunciation as represented in &lsquo by gar&...
...by  gar mw i iv 105 french pronunciation of &lsquo god&rsquo by...
Thou and you... in hamlet’s switch from ‘get thee to a nunnery’ spoken to ophelia as an individua...
...fessional enquiry go thy ways to a nunnery ham iii i 129 hamlet to ophelia ...
Classical mythology...hafalus to procrus was so true mispronunciation of procris legendary greek love...
...hafalus to procrus was so true mispronunciation of cephalus son of deion pr...
Non-classical legend, romance, and folklore...rd the fox such as retold in chaucer’s nun’s priest’s tale child roland ...
... for a hen [pertelote] as in chaucer’s nun’s priest’s tale pendragon 1...
French... le count [the words in alice' s pronunciation remind katherine of french foutr...
...12   really french pronunciation several english words are writt...
...s are written so as to represent the pronunciation of a french person speaking engl...
...iceless) becomes /t french pronunciation english word example ...
...celess) becomes /d/ french pronunciation english word example ...
...voiced) becomes /d/ french pronunciation english word example ...
... and /w/ become /v/ french pronunciation english word example ...
... /b/ becomes /p/ french pronunciation english word example ...
... /g/ becomes /k/ french pronunciation english word example ...
...nd /g/ becomes /zh/ french pronunciation english word example ...
...nd /s/ are confused french pronunciation english word example ...
... /h/ is dropped french pronunciation english word example ...
... vowel change french pronunciation english word example ...
...nal syllable change french pronunciation english word example ...
... actually little or no difference in pronunciation between the words fre...
... between the words french pronunciation english word example ...
...istol and parolles french pronunciation english word example ...
Irish...y v displays a few hints of an irish pronunciation with its replacement of /s/ by ...
...s of a final consonant irish pronunciation english word first use in henr...
Scottish...is given a few features of localized pronunciation the distinctiveness is almost e...
...ness is portrayed scottish pronunciation english word first usage in h5...
...are in these words scottish pronunciation english word first usage in h5...
Welsh... welsh pronunciation is illustrated in the characters...
... /b/ becomes /p/ welsh pronunciation english word first usage i...
... /d/ becomes /t/ welsh pronunciation english word first usage i...
... /v/ becomes /f/ welsh pronunciation english word first usage i...
... becomes /s/ or /sh/ welsh pronunciation english word first usage i...
... /j/ becomes /ch/ welsh pronunciation english word first usage i...
...oteworthy they include evans&rsquo pronunciation of latin as well as english &n...
...sp /p/ becomes /b/ welsh pronunciation english word first usage i...
... /t/ becomes /d/ welsh pronunciation english word first usage i...
... /k/ becomes /g/ welsh pronunciation english word first usage i...
... /f/ becomes /v/ welsh pronunciation english word first usage i...
...n /ch/ becomes /s/ welsh pronunciation english word first usage i...
... /ch/ becomes /t/ welsh pronunciation english word first usage i...
... /sh/ becomes /s/ welsh pronunciation english word first usage i...
... /w/ becomes /v/ welsh pronunciation english word first usage i...
.../w/ sound omission welsh pronunciation english word first usage i...
...on in vowel quality welsh pronunciation english word first usage i...
...stinctive with little difference in pronunciation welsh pro...
...ciation welsh pronunciation english word first usage i...
Frequently Encountered Words (FEW)...er / you can endure the livery of a nun livery (n ) 2--3 (v ) mark (v ) not...
Abbreviations...le prep preposition pron pronunciation q quarto (see below) ...
...owing a quotation (see below) pronunciation symbols used vowelssymbol...

Words Families

 8 result(s).
Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
DENOUNCEBASICdenunciation n
INUNDATIONBASICinundation n
NUNBASICnun n
NUNPLACEnunnery n
NUNCIOBASICnuncio n
NUNCLEBASICsee UNCLE
UNCLEBASICnuncle n
VEHEMENCEBASICfehemently adv [Welsh pronunciation]

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