S[o]tt[o]entráre. S[o]tt[o]intẻndere. S[o]tt[o]méttere.
S[o]tt[o]pórre. S[o]tt[o]scríuere.
Stra. [o]rdinári[o]. Parláre. vedére. vagánte. Stra[o]rdinári[o].
Straparláre. Strauagánte. Strauedére.
Su. Portáre. Prímere. Suportáre. Suprímere.
Sub. Altẻrn[o]. Ordináre. Intés[o]. Subaltẻrno. Subintés[o].
Sub[o]rdináre. Sub[o]rdinati[ó]ne.
Supẻr. Cígli[o]. Naturále. Supẻrcígli[o]. Supẻrnaturále.
Sur. M[o]ntáre. Prẻndere. Surm[o]ntáre, Surprẻndere.
Tra. Dúrre. Méttere. Piantáre. Pórre. Tradúrre. Traméttere.
Trapiantáre. Trapórre. Tratenére.
Trans. Feríre. Latáre. Portáre. Mutáre. Méttere. Transferíre.
Translatáre. Transportáre. Transméttere.
Tras. _used in liew of_ Trans, _as_ Trasferíre. Traslatáre.
Trasmutáre. Trasméttere. Trasportáre.
Tri. duán[o]. plice. plicáre. Triduán[o]. Tríplice. Triplicáre.
Vice. C[ó]ns[o]l[o]. G[o]uernat[ó]re. Presidénte. Rè.
Vicec[ó]ns[o]l[o]. Viceg[o]uernat[ó]re. Vicepresidẻnte. Vicerè.
&c.
Interiections of griefe, of calling, of intreating, of feare, of
loathing, or of any passion.
Ah, _ah, oh, alas_.
Ai, _aye me, alas, welladaie_.
Ahi, _oh, aye me, alas_.
Ai mè, _aye me, alas my selfe_.
Ai sè, _alas himselfe_.
Ai tè, _alas thy selfe_.
Bác[o], _boh, boe-peepe_.
Bác[o] bác[o], _boe-peepe_.
Báu, _boh, boe-peepe_.
Báubáu, _bough bough, boe-peepe_.
Chét[o], _whosht, still_.
Chili, _whosht, still, z't_.
Dẻ, _oh for Gods sake_.
Dẻà, _Idem_.
Dẻh, _Idem_.
Dẻh nò, _oh for Gods sake no_.
Dẻh sì, _yes for Gods sake_.
Éh, _oh, alas, aye me_.
Éi mè, _Idem_.
Fì, _figh, fie, fough, out_.
Fih, _figh, fie, fough, out_.
Hà, _oh, bah, what ho_.
Hái, _aye me, alas, oh me_.
Hái lásso, _aye me alas_.
Hái mè, _aye me, alas me_.
Hái sè, _alas himselfe_.
Hái tè, _alas thy selfe_.
Hẻ, _aye me, alas, welladay_.
Hẻh, _Idem_.
Hẻi, _Idem_.
Hẻi mè, _Idem_.
Hẻi láss[o], _aye me alas_.
Oh, ó, _what oh, ho me_.
Oh mè, _aye me alas, good Lord_.
Oi bò, _figh, fogh, fie, out_.
Oh dí[o], _oh God alas_.
Oi mè, _aye me alas_.
Oi mè dí[o], _aye me, oh God_.
Mó, _uh_.
Póh, _figh, fough, out_.
Può, _God, cods_.
Puo fáre, _Gods me_.
Puh, _phuh, phah_.
Và, _goe, out, away, vah_.
Váh, _Idem_.
Vh, _ugh, out alas_.
Vh uh, _out alas and well aday_.
Zíta, _whosht, still, z't_.
Zít, _Idem_.
Zí, _idem_.
Prepositions or Particles vsed many times for ornament.
_There are in the Italian tongue certaine Prepositions, Adiuncts or
Particles, without which the sence is good, and the construction easie:
But yet being well placed and fitly vsed they ad much grace, elegancy
and ornament vnto the speech, and which may by circumlocution be
expressed in other languages, but not with that propriety and emphasis
as in the Italian, and these are the chiefest._
Bén, _or_ Béne, E', Egli, _or_ Ei, Già, Ne, [O]r' vel [Ó]ra, Pur' _or_
Púre, _and_ Si, _as for example_. Bén' _or_ Béne, _is expressed in
English with any of these words, Forsooth, Indeed, Insooth, Marry Well
or Verily, as thus,_ Bén mi paréua strán[o], _Indeed it seemed strange
to me,_ E', Egli, _or_ Ei, _are expressed with the English Particle,
It, namely in the beginning of a sentence, and speaking of any thing
and no person, as for example,_ E' mi páre una grán cósa, _It seemeth a
great thing vnto mee,_ Egli n[o]l saprà mái pers[ó]na, _No body shall
euer know it,_ Ei si dice c[o]muneménte, _It is commonly said, &c._
Già, _is expressed in English with, Now, Already, Whilom, of Yore, of
Old, or Quondam, as for example,_ N[o]n già ch'i[o] sáppia, I[o] s[o]n
gia venút[o], Fù già un pitt[ó]re, _and infinite others._
Ne, _hath beene spoken of before in it's place, and although some make
it but an ornamentall particle, yet may it be reduced vnder certaine
infallible Rules and Significations,_ [O]r' _or_ [Ó]ra, _is expressed
in English with, Now, and in the beginning of any Diction or Oration
addeth great grace to the speech._
Púr' _or_ Púre, _is expressed in English with these words, yet, for all
that and sometimes with, also neuerthelesse or notwithstanding, as for
example._ Stà púr' a vedére, _stay yet and see,_ Tù sẻi púr gi[ó]nt[o],
_thou art come for all that,_ Púre ci vénne alla fine, _notwithstanding
he came yet in the end, and many such others._
_Of_ Sì, _hath beene spoken before, which although it seeme but an
ornament, yet may it be reduced vnder the Rules and Significations
aboue said._
Of the Particle Chè.
_There is no one word in the Italian tongue that is more frequent and
more often vsed, both in speech and writing, then_ Chè, _and that by
reason of it's many, diuers, and different significations, whereof I
could yet neuer see any direct exposition or Rules set downe._
_And therefore haue I for your Maiesties more certainty and easie
vnderstanding of it, taken some paines about it, and haue set downe
the various significations thereof, as the most necessary and also most
difficult word that the Italians haue._
1 Chè, _is sometimes a Pronoune Relatiue, both with and without
an Article hauing reference vnto all Cases, Numbers, and Genders,
signifying in English, that, who, whom, which or which thing, as for
example,_ Il Dí[o] ch'i[o] adór[o], la b[o]ntà chè ẻ in lúi, I ciẻlí
chè s'aggíran[o], le stélle chè risplẻnd[o]n[o], la tẻrra chè scálda il
s[ó]le, Ciò chè n[o]n féce mái huóm[o], Égli díce di v[o]lér v[o]láre,
il chè dà marauíglia ad ogniún[o], Di chè ciascún[o] si fa bẻffe,
Al chè niún[o] consẻnte, Da chè ogniún[o] si guárda, Elle díc[o]n[o]
cófe chè fánn[o] stupíre ogniún[o], a chè niún[o] dà féde, Chè niún[o]
créde, Da chè ogniún[o] s'all[o]ntána, &c.
2 Chè, _in the Nominatiue case without signe or Article serueth for the
Interrogation, What? as for example,_ Chè fái? Chè vai cercándo? Chè te
ne páre? &c.
3 Chè, _serueth often for a beginning of a Narration or entrance into
it after the Preface, as thus,_ Díc[o] dúnque chè chi n[ó]n téme Dí[o]
n[o]n ẻ saui[o], &c.
4 Chè, _serueth sometimes for a clause preceding the Present or Perfect
Tence of the subiunctiue Moode, signifying in English, That, That so,
as thus,_ Ti prég[o] chè il tú[o] nemíc[o] del tú[o] male n[o]n rida,
óchè tù n[o]n sij burlát[o], &c.
5 Chè, _serueth very often for an Aduerbe or Coniunction of yeelding
reason of what hath beene said or done before, or that may be said
and done heereafter, as also for continuing of sense and discourse, or
for concluding of sense and reason, and serueth in stead of_ Pẻrchè,
Pẻrciochè, Imperochè, _or_ C[o]nciosia chè, _in English, For, Because,
or Forsomuch as thus_; L'ánima ché s[o]la da Dí[o] ẻ fátta gentíle, chè
gia d'altrúi n[o]n può venír tál grátia, &c.
6 Chè, _sheweth sometimes the clause of what may happen, and serueth
for_ Affin chè, _or_ Accio chè, _That, To the end, Left that; but then
commonly it requireth_ Non _to follow it, as for example,_ Non fáre,
chè n[o]n te ne auuẻnga male, ẻt chè n[o]n sij punito, ẻt chè n[o]n te
nè pénti, &c.
7 Chè, _is sometimes doubled, and serueth for_ Ciascúna cósa chè, _what
thing soeuer, whatsoeuer, or what euer, as thus;_ Cheche si díca, _or_
Cheche ne sẻgua i[o] l[o] vógli[o] púr fáre, &c.
8 Chè, _is often placed for the beginning of Narrations, or Chapters,
or Verses, importing in English, For, as thus;_ Chè il diamánte ẻ più
dúr[o] di tútte le gẻmme, Chè il ciẻl[o] ẻ più dúr[o] ch'il diamánte,
Chè l'ór[o] ẻ inc[o]rrottíbile ab etẻrn[o], &c.
9 Chè, _is often vsed for the signe of a comparison, in English, then,
or then that, as for example._ Augústo fù più felice chè Césare, Il
diamánte ẻ più dúr[o] ch'il fẻrr[o] o che l'acciái[o], _being most vsed
thus alone when the sentence hath but one Uerbe, for if it haue more,
than the Italians vse_ Chè non, _as hath before beene declared._
10 Chè _is often found to serue for the Aduerbe of time,_ Quánd[o],
_when, or at what time, but then the diction or sentence must beginne
with any present Participle, and_ Chè _must immediately follow the
same: as for example;_ Leuát[o] che sarò mi vẻstirò, T[o]rnát[o] che
sarái vienmi a trouáre, &c.
11 Chè, _serueth sometimes for the Aduerbe of exception, But, Sauing,
Except: as for example;_ I[o] n[o]n sẻru[o] che una Regína, n[o]n
tém[o] che un Dí[o], Non ám[o] che una dónna, Tù n[o]n sẻi buón[o] chè
a far mále, &c.
12 Chè, _is many-many times ioined and affixed vnto other particles
and indeclinables, and with them made as one word and distinct part
of speech, which although they haue already beene set downe in their
places among the Aduerbes and Coniunctions, yet, for your Maiesties
better remembrance, I thinke it not amisse to place them heere
Alphabetically, at least so many as I can remember:_
Aben chè, _albeit, or although that_.
Accio chè, _to the end that_.
Affin chè, _to the end that_.
Ancor chè, _although, or albeit that_.
Anzi chè, _rather then that_.
Anzi chè nò, _rather then not_.
Auanti chè, _before or rather that_.
Auẻnga chè, _albeit or although that_.
Ben chè, _albeit or although that_.
Che chè, _whatsoeuer that_.
Chiúnque chè, _whosoeuer that_.
Come chè, _howbeit that_.
Comúnque ché, _howsoeuer the_.
C[o]n chè, _with what_.
C[o]ncio chè, _forsomuch as that_.
C[o]nciosiacosa chè, _Idem_.
C[o]nciofosse chè, _Idem_.
C[o]nciofosse cosa chè, _Idem_.
C[o]n tutto chè, _for all that_.
Da chè, _since that_.
Dapoi chè, _since that_.
Di maniẻra chè, _so that_.
Di módo chè, _so that_.
Di sórte chè, _so that_.
D[o]mentre chè, _whilest that_.
D'[o]nde chè, _whence that_.
D[ó]pp[o] chè, _after that_.
D[o]ue chè, _where that_.
D[o]uunque chè, _where euer that_.
Eccẻtto chè, _except that_.
Écco chè, _behold that_.
Essẻndo chè, _being that_.
Fin chè, _vntill that_.
F[o]rse chè, _perhaps that_.
Fuori chè, _except that_.
Gia chè, _now that_.
Il chè, _the which_.
Impẻrcio chè, _because that_.
Il pẻr chè, _the reason why_.
Impero chè, _because that_.
Impẻrtanto chè, _because that_.
In fin chè, _vntill that_.
In fin tanto chè, _vntill that_.
In fin chè, _vntill that_.
In fin tanto chè, _vntill that_.
Mentre chè, _whilest that_.
M[o]lto chè, _much that_.
N[o]n chè, _not only that_.
N[o]n [o]stante chè, _notwithst[an]ding that_.
N[o]n s[o]l[o] chè, _not only that_.
Ogni fiáta chè, _euery time that_.
Ogni vólta chè, _Idem_.
Oh chè, _oh that, would to God_.
[O]ltre chè, _besides that_.
Pẻrchè? _wherefore? why? for what?_
Pẻrchè, _because, that, for that_.
Pẻrben chè, _albeit that_.
Pẻrció chè, _because that_.
Pẻr il chè, _wherefore that_.
Pero chè, _because that_.
Pẻr tanto chè, _because that_.
Pẻr tutt[o] chè, _for all that_.
Poi chè, _since that_.
Poscia chè, _since that_.
Post[o] chè, _since that_.
Prẻss[o] chè, _well nigh that_.
Príma chè, _before that_.
Pur chè, _so that_.
Qualchè, _somewhat_.
Qualúnque chè, _whosoeuer that_.
Quánd[o] chè, _when as that_.
Quand[o] sia chè, _bee it when euer that_.
Quandúnque chè, _Idem_.
Quantúnque chè, _howbeit that_.
Salu[o] chè, _sauing that_.
Seben chè, _albeit that_.
Sẻnd[o] chè, _being that_.
Senza chè, _without that_.
Sia chè, _be it that_.
Si chè, _so that_.
Sìn chè, _vntill that_.
Sintant[o] chè, _vntill that_.
Si pẻrchè, _as because that_.
S[o]l chè, _only that_.
S[o]laménte chè, _Idem_.
S[o]l[o] chè, _Idem_.
Stante chè, _being that_.
Su chè, _vpon that_.
S[o]pra chè, _whereupon_.
S[o]tt[o] chè, _vnder that_.
Súbit[o] chè, _so soone as that_.
Tánt[o] che, _so much or so long as that_.
Tolt[o] che, _except that_.
Tost[o] che, _so soone as that_.
Tuttauía che, _whensoeuer that_.
Tutt[o] che, _albeit that_.
Vist[o] che, _seeing that_.
_And infinite others which the discretion of the Reader or Speaker may
easily obserue, finde out, and make vse of. But these are the chiefest,
and most in vse._
_And this is as much of the immutable Particles, or indeclinable parts
of speech, as I with my industrious labour, carefull diligence and long
teaching haue obserued, for your Maiesty, of which if some haue beene
noted in more places then one, impute it to their diuers natures and
sundry significations, according to which they are diuersly placed.
And if in this tract I haue not giuen the English to euery word, nor
englished all phrases and examples, it hath beene for feare of making
the booke ouer great, and because you may easily find euery word
Englished in my Dictionary. And if notwithstanding I haue beene ouer
long and tedious, impute it (I humbly beseech you) to the frequent
and most necessary vse of all I haue noted: for, without the perfect
knowledge of it, no man shall truly vnderstand, or perfectly speake
the Italian tongue: and because I could yet neuer see these my rules
and obseruations exactly set downe, or so much as but glanced at by any
that hath written of that language._
_Thus committing your Sacred Maiestie (for whom only I haue aduentured
to declare and publish what I know, and by the experience of fiue and
thirtie yeeres teaching (and euer the greatest Nobilitie of this Land)
haue obserued and learned of this so noble, and of all Nations so
highly esteemed language) to the euer holy protection of the most-most
good and Almightie God, I heartily beseech his eternall Maiestie, in
this transitorie world to blesse and prosper, and in that to come,
eternally to crowne your Highnesse in his new Ierusalem: And that I may
euer continue in your Imperiall Maiesties good and fauourable opinion,
as your euer most vnfained, most humble and inuiolable seruant._
Resolute, I. FLORIO.
FINIS.
Transcriber's Notes
All abbreviations have been expanded and placed in [brackets].
Original spelling and punctuation have been preserved as much as
possible; typographical errors have been corrected where possible on
the authority of the 1598 edition of the same dictionary, or based
on internal predominant use. Other apparent inconsistencies have been
retained as printed. Spelling variants have equally been preserved.
A few items, out of alphabetical order in the original, have been
restored to proper place.
Some entries have no English translation in the original.