| A | B |
|---|
| Alack | expression of dismay or surprise |
| Alarum | battle noise not on the stage |
| Aleppo | city in Syria |
| Avarice | greed |
| Avaunt | go away |
| Avouches | affirms |
| Bane | evil, harm |
| Bark | small ship |
| Beard | to confront boldly |
| Beelzebub | the devil |
| Bellman | bellmen rang bells to announce a death in Elizabethean times |
| Bellona | the Roman goddess of war |
| Bestride | stands over |
| Birnam | high hill twelve miles from Dunsinance |
| Birthdom | native land |
| Bladed | When the ear of the corn is still green |
| Blind-worm | a glow worm |
| Bodements | foretellings |
| Brainsickly | madly |
| Broil | battle |
| Bruited | to spread news |
| Cat in the adage | The cat would eat fish, but would not wet her feet. |
| Censures | criticisms |
| Chalice | a cup or goblet |
| Chamberlains | attendants in a bed chamber |
| Charnel houses | houses for storing the bones of the dead |
| Cherubin | angels in the second order cleave to my consent,support or allegiance |
| Clept | called |
| Colmekill | place where Scottish kings were buried |
| Colors | flags |
| Compassed | surrounded |
| Compunctiou | having feelings of pity |
| Constancy | firmness or loyalty |
| Continent | restraining |
| Countenance (verb) | look at |
| Coz | cousin |
| Crack of doom | thunder at the day of doom |
| Dareful | boldly |
| Dear | deeply felt |
| Demi-wolves | a cross between dogs and wolves |
| Disjoint | fall to pieces |
| Displaced | banished |
| Dispute it | fight against it; reason upon it |
| Divers (adjective) | several |
| Doff | put off, take off (for instance, your hat) |
| Dolor | sadness |
| Drab (noun) | whore |
| Dudgeon | handle of a dagger |
| Dunnest | darkest |
| Durst | dared |
| Earnest | pledge, money paid beforehand |
| Edward | Edward the Confessor, king of England |
| Enkindle | incite |
| Enow | enough |
| Epicures | a person devoted to luxury (especially with food |
| Equivocator | a person who speaks ambiguously |
| Ere | before |
| Exeunt | they leave the stage |
