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Notes for lines 2951-end ed. Hardin A. Aasand

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3092 Laer. I know him well, he is the brooch indeed	4.7.93

1580 Barrett

Barrett

3092 brooch] Barrett (1580, Brooch, #1365): “or ouch. Monile, lis, pen. prod. n.g. Segmentum, ti, n.g. Bulla, æ, fe. Insigne, nis, n.g. Plin [mos, rmiskos, uriaplov]

3092 brooch] Barrett (1580, Jewell, #35): “A collar, or iewell, that women used about their neckes: an ouch. Monile, lis, pen. pro. Oui. rmos. Vne bague, qu’ on pend ais col a une personne. Vide Brooch.”

3092 brooch] Barrett (1580, an Ouch): “Vide Jewell.”

1617 Minsheu

Minsheu

3092 brooch] Minsheu (1617; rpt. 1978, brooch): “or Ouch, à Gal: Brochér, I. Literas vestibus intexere, vt. Robbes broches d’or, I. vestes segmentata. Vel ab Hisp: brócha, I. fibula, quam refert.”

1656 Blount

Blount : Barrett?

3092 brooch] Blount (1656, rpt. 1969, a brouch): “A Brouch or Ouch (monile) a jewel to wear about the neck.”

1668 Skinner

Skinner

3092 brooch] Skinner (1668, Broach]: “ à Fr. G. Broche, It. Broccia, Verru, Fr. G. Brocher, Veru transfigere, mettre en Broche, Vas Relinere, nobis to Breach a Vessell, Metaphorâ è Culina in Cellam transumtâ.”

1743 mF3

mF3

3092 brooch] Anon. (ms. notes in F3, 1734) : “The edit. 1723 has left out the words the Brooche. But Brooche or Broche is a Gold Pyramid, Or a Jewelry with precious Stones of a Pyramidal form worn sometimes on the Arm, and sometimes on the Collar. See Chaucer’s prolo[gue] to Canterbury Tales. ‘Of smale corall about her arm she bare A pair of bedis, gaudid alle with grene, And theron Long a broch of gold full shene.’”

[Ed. Obviously, this writer has the Wilks 1723 edition with him, collating it with F3].

1744 han1

han1

3092 brooch] Hanmer (ed. 1744: Glossary): “A BROCH or BROOCH or BROWCH. an ornament of Gold worn sometimes about the Neck, and sometimes about the Arm.”

1753 blair

blair

3092 brooch] blair (ed. 1753, Glossary): “an ornament of gold worn by women sometimes about the neck, and sometimes about the arm.”

1755 John

John : standard

3092 brooch] Johnson (1755, brooch, 1): “ n.s. [broke Dutch.] 1. A jewel; an ornament of jewels.

“‘Ay, marry, our chains and our jewels.— Your brooches, pealrs, and owches.’ 2H4.

“‘Richly suited, but unseasonable; just like the brooch and the toothpick, which we wear not now.’ Shakespeare.

“‘I know him well; he the brooch, indeed, And gem of all the nation.’ Hamlet.”

1760 John2

John2

3092 brooch] Johnson (2nd ed. 1760, ouch): “s. An ornament of gold or jewels. Bacon.”

mstv1 Mss. notes by Steevens in v1773 (Folger Library)

mstv1: standard

3211 brooch] Hawkins (ms. notes in Steevens, ed. 1773): ”a jewel.”

1774-79? capn

1779-83 capn

3092 brooch] Capell (1779-83 [1774]:1:1:Glossary): “a Jewel or Gem of any Kind; that, particularly, which is now worn by Ladies, and call’d — an Aigreete. v. SKINNER, in ‘Brooch.’”

[Ed. brooch’d (A&C. 102, 10) set off as with Brooches., we’ll need to check this reference].

1791- rann

rann=standard

3092 brooch] Rann (ed. 1791) : “ornament.”

1818 Todd

Todd = John +

3092 brooch] Todd (1818, brooch): “ n.s. [broke Dutch.Dr. Johnson says. But it is the Fr. broche, a spit. See BROACH. The ornament called a brooch was, in elder times, a buckle to fasten girdles, mantles, and the like; with a little pin, or spit, by which it was fixed to the respective part of the dress; and sometimes a twisted pin, with a jewel at the top of it, worn upon the hat or cap.]

1. A jewel; an ornament of jewels.

With gold rings upon their fingers, with broches an aiglets of gold upon their caps, whch glistered ful of pearls and precious stones. Robinson’s Tr. of Sir T. More’s Utopia, ii.6

‘Ay, marry, our chains and our jewels.— Your brooches, pealrs, and owches.” 2H4.

“Richly suited, but unseasonable; just like the brooch and the toothpick, which we wear not now. Shakespeare.

‘I know him well; he the brooch, indeed, And gem of all the nation. Hamlet.

1819 cald1

cald1≈standard

3092 brooch] Caldecott (ed. 1819): “Bosom jewel.”

1822 Nares

Nares : Barrett ; Skinner ; Minsheu

3092 brooch] Nares (1822; 1905) :” Ouche, or owch]] s. A jewell, broche, spangle, or necklace; but which is its primary signification cannot be known, till its etymology shall be found, which is at present very uncertain. Mr. Tyrwhitt, in his Glosssary to Chaucer, inclines to think that the true word is nouche, from the Italian nocchia, which means any kind of bosse, also a clasp, or buckle. Nouches, he says, is the reading of the best MSS. at v. 8258. and nochia, nosca, and nusca, are certainly shown by Du Cange to be used in English documents in the senses of monile, a necklace; fibula, a broche, &c. In this case an ouch will have been substituted for a nouch; in the same manner as an eyas , for a a nias; a nidget, for an ideot, &c. See those words. In Exodus, xxviii. 11, &c. ouches seem to be used for the setting in which previous stones were held: ‘Engrave the two stones, with the names of the children of Israel: thou shalt make them be set in ouches of gold.’

“See also several succeeding verses, in that place; and chap. xxxix. 16, &c. ‘Your brooches, pearls, and owches.’ 2H4 2.4

“Pope says, on that place, that owches were bosses of gold, set with diamonds. ‘What gold I have, pearl, bracelets, rings, or ouches, Or what she can desire, gowns, petticoats, &c. I am to give her for’t.’ B&Flet Woman’s Prize iv.1. ‘His jewels he thus disposed; to his daughter Stafford, an ouche called the eagle, which the prince gave him; to his daughter Alice his next best ouche. Dugdale, quoted by Steevens. ‘Insteed of silkes I will weare sack-cloth; for owches and bracelets, leere an caddis.’ Lyly’s Euphues, H1b.

“Barrett calls it a collar that women used about their necks. Alvearie. Skinner explains it a jewel, but doubts of the derivation; Minshew a broche, &c.Bacon, quoted by Johnson, seems to use it for a spangle. Holingshed has ouches or eare-rings, vol. I. c.8. In Fleming’s Nomenclator (1585), monile is rendered ‘a jewell to hang about one’s necke; a necklace; an ouch;’ and monile baccatum, ‘a necklace, owch, or tablet beset with pearles.’ Also, metaphorically, a tumour in the skin, such as are usually termed carbuncles, and occasionally gems. ‘Up starts as many aches in’s bones as there are ouches in his skin.’ Chapm. Widow’s Tears, O.Pl. vi. 145.[1876 rev. ed: † God ouches, look, your eyes are out, You will not bird, I trow: Alas! goe home, or else I thinke The birds will laugh at you. Wit Restor’d, 1658.”]

1833 valpy

valpy ≈ standard

3092 brooch] Valpy (ed. 1833): “Ornament.”

1854 del2

del2≈standard + magenta underlined

3092 brooch]Delius (ed. 1854): “eigentlich=Spange, Agraffe, gebraucht Sh. auch in R2 (5.5.66[2734]) für ‘Schmuck’ im allgemeinen Sinne.” [“Specifically, [brooch] is a buckle, a clasp; Sh. uses it also in R2 (5.5.66[2734]) for ‘ornament’ in the same sense.”]

1858 col3

col3

3092 brooch] Collier (2nd ed. 1858, 6:Glossary): “broached or broached]] ornamented.”

1864b ktly

ktly : standard

3092 brooch] Keightley (ed. 1864 [1866]: Glossary): “a trinket with a pin fixed to it.”

1864-68 c&mc

c&mc

3092 brooch] Clarke & Clarke (ed. 1864-68, rpt. 1874-78): “Here, as elsewhere, used for ‘distinguishing ornament.’ See Note 59, Act v., [R2].”

1867 Ktlyn

Ktlyn

3092 brooch] Keightley (1867, owch, p. 414): <p. 414>([2H4 2.4.? (1076)]). This word, whose origin is extremely obscure, seems to signify ornament, jewel, etc.” </p. 414>

1872 del4

del4 = del2

3092 brooch]

1872 cln1

cln1

3092 brooch] Clark & Wright (ed. 1872): “See our note on [R2 5.5.66 (2732)]. The brooch, being worn in the hat, was of course very conspicuous.”

1877 v1877

v1877 : ≈ Nares (see 1905 Nares below)

3092 brooch] Nares (apud Furness, ed. 1877): “An ornamental buckle, pin, or loop. From the French broche, a spit. It is frequently mentioned as an ornament worn in the hat.”

1881 hud3

hud3

3092 brooch] Hudson (ed. 1881): “Brooch for any conspicuous ornament. So in The World runnes on Wheeles, 1630: ‘These sonnes of Mares, who in their times were the glorious Brooches of our nation, and admirable terrour to our enemies.’”

1889 Barnett

Barnett

3092 brooch] Barnett (1889, p. 57): <p. 57>“The brooch was worn in the hat.”</p.57>

1890 irv2

irv2

3092 brooch] Symons (in Irving & Marshall, ed. 1890): “an ornamental buckle worn in the hat.”

1899 ard1

ard1

3092 brooch] Dowden (ed. 1899): “ornament, as in Jonson’s Staple of News, 3.2.: ‘Who is the very Brooch o’ the Bench, Gem o’ the city.’”

1905 Nares

Nares

3092 brooch] Nares (1822; 1905): “Brooch, or Broche. An ornamental buckle, pin, or loop. From the form of this word, which seems to point to the French broche a spit, for its etymology, Dr. Percy gives the following account of it: 1st. Originally a spit. 2dly. A bodkin. 3dly. Any ornamental trinket. The old dictionaries declare it also to signify a collar or necklace. It is frequently mentioned as an ornament worn in the hat: ‘Honour’s a good brooch to wear in a man’s hat at all times.’ B. Jons. Poetaster.

“It was out of fashion in some part of Shakespeare’s time: ‘Virginity, like an old courtier, wears her cap out of the fashion; richly suited, but unsuitable; just like the brooch and the toothpick, which wear not now.’ AW. 1.1. (160-2) ‘And love to Richard, Is a strange brooch in this all-bating world.’ R2 5.5. (2732).

“Brooch is the original reading in the following passage; if it be right, it means appendage; hanger on. ‘I will hold my peace when Achilles’ brooch bids me, shall I? Tro. 2.1. ?(967)

“A broche is still a female ornament; so called, probably, from the pin or tongue by which it is fastened.”

1906 nlsn

nlsn : standard

3092 brooch] Neilson (ed. 1906, Glossary)

1934a cam3

cam3 ≈ Ard1 w/o attribution

3092 brooch] Wilson (ed. 1934, Glossary)

1942 n&h

n&h ≈ standard

3092 brooch]

1947 cln2

cln2 ≈ standard

3092 brooch]

1951 alex

alex ≈ standard

3092 brooch] Alexander (ed. 1951, Glossary)

1957 pel1

pel1 : standard

3092 brooch]

1970 pel2

pel2=pel1

3092 brooch]

1974 evns1

evns1 ≈ standard

3092 brooch]

1980 pen2

pen2 ≈ standard

3092, 3093 brooch, Iem] Spencer (ed. 1980)

1984 chal

chal : standard

3092 brooch]

1985 cam4

cam4 ≈ Ard1

3092 brooch]

1987 oxf4

oxf4 : OED [see OED below] +

3092 brooch] Hibbard (ed. 1987): “cynosure.”

1988 bev2

bev2 ≈ standard

3092 brooch]

1993 dent

dent ≈ standard

3092 brooch]

1998 OED

OED

3092 brooch] OED 2. Formerly also in a more general sense: according to Johnson `a jewel, an ornament of jewels’. In earlier times applied to a necklace, a bracelet, and other trinkets. b. It wolde be a goodly brooche for vs to loke on our owne fawltys another whyle. 1602 SHAKS. Ham. IV. vii. 94 He is the Brooch indeed, And Iemme of all our Nation. [etc.]