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this list goes over a lot of archaic (or atleast uncommon) english words and speech i like!
- afeared
- asunder
- beseech
- beshrew
- betide
- churl
- daft
- drake (dragon)
- ey (plural eyren)
- fair
- fain
- forsooth
- hail (greeting)
- hence
- hereby
- hither
- hitherto
- kye/kine (plural of cow)
- mickle (also muchel)
- mirth
- murther
- ne'er
- o'er
- sooth
- swain
- thither
- thence
- whither
- whence
- writ (old past tense of write)
- wrought (old past tense of work)
- yeoman
...i'll add more eventually.
-eth ending
basically a stand-in for modern english "-s"
example: "the watchman walketh up and down the street"
pronouns
thou/thee/thy/thine
also ye
example: "thine axe was stolen!"
phrases
"how goes it?"
"how fare thee?"
"fare thee well!"
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HeartOfGold
I love a few old-timey words now and then. I just wish I could use them in sentences without seeming like some sort of smug nerd lol.
ztrnpb
omg!! these are so epic!!!! i love the words, specifically hereby and wrought!! i love the way you put all of them in alphabetical order!!
thank you, i shall list more that come to mind!
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:DDD ik it's not here but i LOVE the thon pronoun.. it's just so POWERFUL!!! "THON!" "THAT ONE!" makes you feel like a REAL MAN!! EVEN IF YOU'RE NOT A MAN!!
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