John Florio

“ Amatório, louing or loue-causing.
Amatríce, a woman louer.
Amaturáre, to ripen, to grow ripe.
Amazzácchera, by stealth, in killing sort. Also as Amazzáta.
Amazzáre, to kill, to slaie, to murther.
Amazzaménti, killings, murthers, slaughters.
Amazzáta, a killing, a slaughtering. Also a standing starke stiffe as one key-cold. Also a fishing or angling rodde. Also to be taken in a bait or lure.
Amazóna, in Greeke signifies, without a dug, or teat, or pap-lesse.
Ámba, a kind of fruit like a big Oliue.
Ambáge, an ambiguity or rabble of words, making the sense doubtfull. ”

“ Palmatóia, a Palmers or walking-staffe made of a cane or reede.
Palmeggiáre, as Palmáre.
Palménto, a Wine-presse, or Wine-vat.
Palméro, a great tree in some parts of India producing great and good nuts, of whose timber they build houses and great Ships, of whose leaues they make Sailes, of whose nuts Sugar, Wine, and Vineger. The tree being bored in the stocke or trunke, spouteth foorth a kind of white liquor like water, into which putting a few dride Raisins or Grapes it becommeth excellent good and wholesome drinke. Of the shales or husks of the nuts they make good Oyle. ”

“ Hiẻna, a beast of all others the most subtle, about the bignesse of a Woolfe, it counterfeits mans voice, it hath a maine like a horse, the dung it yeelds is called Ciuet. Also a precious stone taken out of the Hienas head. Also a fish that at his pleasure puts foorth and drawes in his head.
Hierácio, Hawke-weed or Sow-thistle. Also a kinde of composition or collyrie. ”

“ Chietíno, an hypocriticall puritane.
Chieuégli, a gull, a ninny, a sot.
Chíffi, a certaine composition among the Egyptians, strong to smell vnto in suffumications, which they burne as incense to the Sunne when it is setting: the vertue of it is, (as they affirme) to put away all melancholy contracted by the incenser that day, thereby to be cleared of all cares, and to procure pleasing dreames that night.
Chígli, as Sbrígli, skales or nine-pinnes.
Chíli, the mother of all other veines in our bodies called Caua vena.
Chiliárca, a Captaine of a thousand foote. ”

“ Gnídio, a kinde of graine growing, or Camẻlea, vsed in Phisike.
Gniffeguẻrra, a shifter in times of war, a warriour for profit.
Gniúno, no one, not one, no bodie.
Gnócchi, a Paste-meate, as Macheroni.
Gnócco, a gull, a grosse-pate, a shallow-head.
Gnómo, a Mathematicall instrument to measure land.
Gnomóne, the gnomon, or knowman of any diall, the shadow whereof pointeth out the houres. Also a colts tooth whereby a horses age is knowne. Also a rule, a square or squire to know any thing by. Also in the Mathematikes it is one diagonall with two complements of any parallelogram. ”

“ Crotáli, pendents of pearls hanging and knobbing one against another.
Crotálo, a musicall instrument made like a great ring of brasse, hollow, which beaten with an iron rod maketh sweet harmony. Also a Cimbal or gingling rattle or clapper. Also a childes rattle.
Crotésca, antique, fretted or carued worke.
Crotóne, the plant Palmachristi.
Cróto, a bird like a Swan with a bagge vnder his chin, which brayeth as an Asse.
Crótto, a common by word for an egregious foole or gull, for Crótto was such a notable foole, that to make his face euen, he did cut off his nose and sow vp his mouth. ”

“ DAB Da, sometimes a Preposition of the Genitiue case as Di of, as pálla da vento, a ball of wind, &c.
Da, a Prepositi [on] or signe of the Ablatiue case, from, from of, as Da Dío solo procéde ógni bene, from God alone proceedeth all goodnesse.
Da, being ioyned or hauing relation to the Verbe Andáre or fuggíre and naming or implying the party to whom one goeth or runneth is a signe of the Datiue case vnto, towards, to, as Doue andáte o fuggíte così in frétta? whether goe you or run you in such haste? ”

“ Durióne, a fruit in Malaca, of that excellency that it exceedeth all other fruites whatsoeuer in sweetnesse of taste, fashioned like a Cucumber, but somewhat harder, from out whose rynde commeth a kinde of silkie downe like wooll, whose meat is inclosed in litle cels as that of Pomegranats, some are of opinion that this was the Apple that Eue tempted Adam to disobedience with, it is so delectable in taste, the leaues of it are so great that one will couer a man. ”

“ Múscolo, Múscoli, a muscle or fleshy part of the body consisting of flesh, veines, sinnewes and arteries, being an instrumental part of the body, seruing for voluntary moouing, being a substance harder and endued with lesse sence then a sinew; as also softer and indued with more sence then a ligature. It is also an engine of warre, vnder which the Romans were wont safely to approch the wals of a towne to fill vp the ditches. ”

“ Nascẻntio, the hearbe Worme-wood.
Nascẻnza, a birth, a natiuity, an off-spring, a growth or growing. Also the birth-time or falling of any cattle. Also a breeding, a springing or budding forth. Also a rising out or beginning from. Also any rising impostume or swelling of flesh in any part of the body.
Náscere, násco, nacqui, náto, or nasciúto, to begin from, to rise out, or to be borne, to breed, to be engendred, to bud foorth, to spring and grow. Also to come to passe, to come to light, to haue a beginning or off spring.
Násche, nóme di párte o mẻmbro d'un cauállo. ”

“ Natúra, that, whereby a thing is properly in that kind that it is, the nature, qualitie, vertue, naturall inclination, instinct, motion, or constitution of any creature, which as Seneca saith, is nothing but God, or deuine reason sowen in all the world and all the parts thereof. Also the quaint of a woman, or priuie parts of any man or beast. ”

“ Intẻstáto, intestate, one that dyeth without making a Will or Testament. Also put into ones head or minde. Also become head-strong in some conceit.
Intẻstatúra, a head-strong opinion.
Intestíno, intestine, inward. Also long borne in minde, hidden, secret. Also belonging to the inward parts of the bellie as any bowell, gut or garbage.
Intestíno ciẻco, the blind gut or fourth gut, which by reason of the seuerall enfoldings and diuers turnings of it seemeth to have no end.
Intestíno digiúno, the second gut from the ventricle called the Hungry gut, because it is alwaies emptie. ”

“ Cinocefália, an hearbe called Osirite.
Cinocẻfalo, a kinde of Monkie or Ape with a face like a dog, which much obserueth the Moone, & reioyceth when it riseth, it pisseth iust euery houre.
Cinódie, a fish out of which is taken a stone called Cinodio, which hath the propriety to be cleare and bright before calme and faire weather at sea, but any storme being at hand it will looke very duskie and cloudy. ”

“ Gonfalóne, a chiefe standard.
Gonfaloniẻre, a chiefe standard bearer.
Gonfiagióne, as Gonfiaménto.
GON Gonfiaménto, any kind of swelling or puffing. Also any little molehill or rising out of the ground. Also taken for swelling pride.
Gonfiáre, to swell, to puffe, to bladder, to fill with winde. Also to bagge or get with child. Also to become angry or proud.
Gonfiáre alcúno, to soothe and flatter one, to set one agogge or with faire words bring him into a fooles Paradise, to make one beleeue any thing, to fill one with hopes or Court-holy-water. ”

“ Atentonáre, to grope as in the darke.
A tentóne, gropeing on all foure in the darke.
Atẻo as Athẻísta, or Athẻo.
Ateramóne, a weed that killeth beanes.
Atẻrgáre, to put behinde ones backe.
A tẻrgo, behinde, behinde ones backe.
Aterína, a fish in Latine Atherína.
A tẻrmine, for tearme of time.
A tẻrra, on land, on the ground.
Athẻismo, atheisme, miscreancy.
Athẻista, an Atheist, a miscreant.
Athẻo, one that thinkes there is no God.
Athéra, a decoction or gruell of Oliva.
Athilóne, a bird that euer hateth and pursueth the foxe.
Athlẻta, a wrestler with hand and foote. ”

“ Farisẻi, certaine Philosophers among the Hebrewes, that liued soberly without any pompe; that followed the instinct of reason; that resisted not those whom they should obey; that honoured old men; that beleeued all things to be gouerned by fate; that depriue not man of free-will; that beleeue a day of iudgement; and that then all men shall be iudged according to their merites; that held the immortality of the soule; which in hell shall haue an habitation according as they haue liued, either vertuously or viciously.
Farlácchio, a grosse gull, a shallow-pate. ”

“ Geniále, whatsoeuer pertaines vnto a mans Gẻnio, geniall. Also of or pertaining to mariage, to house-hould or procreation. Also naturally pleasant, blithe, or merry, or that is giuen to pleasure and recreation.
Geniána, a kinde of precious stone, or hearbe.
Geniáre, to follow the good or euill naturall genius of man.
Gẻnio, the good or euill genius or angell of man. Also the instinct or spirit of man giuen him by nature.
Geníre, nísco, níto, as Generáre.
Genitále, the priuities of man or woman seruing for to ingender or to breede. Also the hearbe Glade or sword-grasse. ”

“ Giocáre a mirẻlla, as Giocáre a dódeci.
Giocáre a sbrígli, to play at nine pinnes or keeles.
Giocáre a scácchi, to play at Chesse.
Giocáre a tarócchi, to play at Tarots.
Giocáre a zóni, as Giocáre a sbrígli.
Giocáre delle máni, to play with ones hands, to hit or strike with ones hands, or be ouerbusie with them, which among Italians is taken as a great discourtesie, and therefore they say Gioco di mano, gioco di villáno.
Giocáre di rónca, to play with a long staffe.
Giocarẻllo, a prettie play or meriment.
Giocáre nétto, to play cleane, as we say to play hand ouer boord. ”

“ Nicchiáre, to wallow or twigle vp and downe as doth a woman when she is vpon the point of being deliuered of a child. Also to lament in corners, to grieue or grumble secretly, to shew some secret signe of discontent. Also to stand thrumming of hats, or to speake doubtfull words, to hang of and on, as if more money would make all well, to dodge. ”

“ Also looke Tiráre.
Fíce, a fish that with Sea-weede makes his nest by the Sea shore for his yoong ones.
Ficẻdula, a bird called a Gnat-snapper.
Fichéto, a place planted with fig-trees.
Fíchi fióri, yoong or greene figs.
Fíchi sécchi, dry or fraile figs.
Fíchi pagnottári, a kind of great figs.
Fíco, a fig tree. Also a fig. Also a disease in a horses foote called the fig. Also a fish like a Breame called in latin Hepar. Some take it for a Whitingmop. Also a kind of scab namely in the head or fundament of a man. Also a tuft or locke of haire or wooll or flaxe. ”

“ Medicúccio, a poore sillie Empirike, a quag-saluer.
Medielínio, an Astronomicall instrument so called.
Medietà, halfenesse, middlenesse.
Medímno, a certaine Greeke measure.
Médio, a kind of blacke stone as Medea. Also the midle finger. Also an hearbe.
Mediócre, meane, indifferent, moderate.
Mediocrità, mediocritie, meane, due-measure, indifferencie.
Medióne, an hearbe.
Meditabóndo, pensiue, musing.
Meditáre, to meditate, to studie or thinke on with diligence, to muse with the minde, to consider.
Meditatióne, meditation, exercise of the minde, musing or deepe consideration. ”

“ Buccíne, a kinde of sea-snaile, or shell-fish fashioned like a cornet. Also cornets.
Buccinẻlli, pick-lock tooles. Also springes or ginnes to catch birds.
Buccintóro, a stately gallie or gally-foist that the Duke of Venice goes in triumph in.
Búcciolo, any reede or hollow cane. Also the ioints or knots in a cane. Also a chanell or gutter through a pipe.
Buccisóffiola, a flim flam tale whether true or false, to make one feare or suspect shame or losse, as we say a tale of Robin hood.
Buccólica, a heardmans song. Also gluttonie or mouth cheere. ”