Old English words
Sunday, December 8, 2013
OLD ENGLISH WORDS art - are bequeath (one of my personal favorites) - To give or leave by will; to hand down. beseech - request, ask. besought – asked, made request. (past tense of beseech) betwixt – between. canst - can. cometh – comes, or coming.
Submitted by Queen of Terabithia dearth - (durth) scarcity or scant supply of anything; want or lack. dost - do, does. draught or draft – Can mean the act of pulling or drawing loads; a pull or haul; a team of animals for pulling a load; the drawing in of a fish net; the bunch of fish that were drawn in by the net; but… your typical Rennie will prefer one of these usages: the act of inhaling; that which is inhaled; or, the number one definition for common folk everywhere: the drawing of a liquid from its receptacle, as of ale from a cask!!!! durst – Dare; to have the necessary boldness or courage for something. fere - friend, companion. fullsome - rich, plentiful. hath - equivalent of modern has.
Submitted by M.G. of Oneida, Wisconsin henceforth - from now on.
Submitted by L. Strass hither - here. huzzah - Huzza or huzzah is first recorded in 1573. According to a number of writers in the 17th and 18th centuries, it was originally a sailor's cheer or salute.(Old French, huzzer, “to shout aloud;” German, hussah!)Submitted by John Of www.renaissancefestival.com mere - An expanse of water; lake; pool.
Submitted by The Lady Mellisa of Pt. Charlotte midst – Middle, or among. e.g., "in the midst of the storm… nary - None; absolutely nothing; not even close to anything.
Submitted by Jester Bumbledumb of Drunkonia
The good Jester also included an example of the word's usage:
"Thou dost hast nary an inkling on coveting thine lady."
And for the fullness of your understanding, this modern translation of the above phrase:
"You wouldn't know how to please a babe if you spent 10 years on the set of Oprah!" naught – Nothing. (Did you know our modern word “not” is actually an
OLD ENGLISH WORDS art - are bequeath (one of my personal favorites) - To give or leave by will; to hand down. beseech - request, ask. besought – asked, made request. (past tense of beseech) betwixt – between. canst - can. cometh – comes, or coming.
Submitted by Queen of Terabithia dearth - (durth) scarcity or scant supply of anything; want or lack. dost - do, does. draught or draft – Can mean the act of pulling or drawing loads; a pull or haul; a team of animals for pulling a load; the drawing in of a fish net; the bunch of fish that were drawn in by the net; but… your typical Rennie will prefer one of these usages: the act of inhaling; that which is inhaled; or, the number one definition for common folk everywhere: the drawing of a liquid from its receptacle, as of ale from a cask!!!! durst – Dare; to have the necessary boldness or courage for something. fere - friend, companion. fullsome - rich, plentiful. hath - equivalent of modern has.
Submitted by M.G. of Oneida, Wisconsin henceforth - from now on.
Submitted by L. Strass hither - here. huzzah - Huzza or huzzah is first recorded in 1573. According to a number of writers in the 17th and 18th centuries, it was originally a sailor's cheer or salute.(Old French, huzzer, “to shout aloud;” German, hussah!)Submitted by John Of www.renaissancefestival.com mere - An expanse of water; lake; pool.
Submitted by The Lady Mellisa of Pt. Charlotte midst – Middle, or among. e.g., "in the midst of the storm… nary - None; absolutely nothing; not even close to anything.
Submitted by Jester Bumbledumb of Drunkonia
The good Jester also included an example of the word's usage:
"Thou dost hast nary an inkling on coveting thine lady."
And for the fullness of your understanding, this modern translation of the above phrase:
"You wouldn't know how to please a babe if you spent 10 years on the set of Oprah!" naught – Nothing. (Did you know our modern word “not” is actually an