Identify the Shakespearean Word!

Shakespeare was a great boon to the English language, and many of the words we use today were invented by him. However, the period he lived in , the Elizabethan period, had its own English that, while resembling modern English, was still quite far from it. Do you know, or can you guess, the following Elizabethan words used by Shakespeare in his plays?
 
1 of 17
What does this mean?
Eventually
In a short time
Never
Forever
 
2 of 17
What does this mean?
White
Moist
Rotten
Depraved
 
3 of 17
What does this mean?
Humiliated
Killed
Ignored
Ran away
 
4 of 17
What does this mean?
Fainted
Wounded by sword
Died by suicide
To eat messily without chewing
 
5 of 17
What does this mean?
Very thin
Dressed Up
Fair to look upon
Short haired
 
6 of 17
What does this mean?
A toilet
A club
A small trench
A pub
 
7 of 17
Hint
What does this mean?
Hat
Walking stick
Mask
Magician
 
8 of 17
What does this mean?
Cheated
Annointed
Celebrated
Given money
 
9 of 17
What does this mean?
To Build a wheel
To hug
To Encompass
To ride in a carriage
 
10 of 17
What does this mean?
A fine fellow
A pirate
A nobleman
A lady of the night
 
11 of 17
Hint
What does this mean?
Huge
Noisy
A bee
Small
 
12 of 17
Hint
What does this mean?
An undergarment
A dagger
A homeless person
An orphan
 
13 of 17
Hint
What does this mean?
A drummer
A boring person
A small amount
A war drum
 
14 of 17
What does this mean?
Pants for men
Pajamas
A lined jacket
A hat for women
 
15 of 17
Hint
What does this mean?
A reminder of death
A reminder of love
A reminder of life
A promise to remember someone
 
16 of 17
What does this mean?
Outsmart them
Fight them
To win an argument
Face someone head on
 
17 of 17
What does this mean?
To give someone a mission
To treat someone with contempt
To attack someone
To pay for someone's drink
 
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