What does mean in Shakespeare?

The word "mean" in Shakespeare has a variety of meanings. It can refer to:

• Intention or purpose (e.g., "What mean you by that?")

• The state of something or quality (e.g., "A mean man")

• An intermediate size or quantity (e.g., "They are but mean in knowledge")

• Base, humble, or low (e.g., "A mean and beggarly vassal")

• To intend or purpose (e.g., "What dost thou mean?")

• To lament or show sorrow (e.g., "They moan and mean about my dying time")

• To grumble or complain (e.g., "I would not have had him leave for a mean")