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Artist unknown, Young lovers dining. c 1590
Many words from this time are different, have different meanings and connotations. Some have even disappeared from common usage. As you go through your texts, collect words you haven't seen before and add them to this list.
They said |
Meaning now |
Used in sentence |
Derivation |
| anon | later | I will see you anon. | Archaic | morrow | day | good morrow, kind sir. | Archaic. |
| e'en | even/evening | 'tis e'en,let us rest. | |
| fare-thee-well | goodbye | fare-the-well, my poppet. | |
| aye/yea | yes | aye,'tis good to be here. | |
| nay | no | I say the nay! | |
| ne'r | never | He is a ne'r -do-well. | |
| oft | often | I have oft said. | |
| wherefore | why | Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou Romeo? | |
| mayhap | maybe | ||
| enow | enough | ||
| aroint | away | ||
| verily | very/truly | ||
| prithee/pray | please | ||
| fie | a curse | ||
| grammarcy | thank you | ||
| perchance |
1. Fill in the rest of this list with words you have discovered through your reading of the literature we have examined.
2. Consider the contemporary meanings of all these words, put them into sentences, write these down.
3. Using these sentences, write a short story . Describe the scene, the characters and the action. "Translate" this into Renaissance english.
4. Practice your pronunciation, you will be presenting this to the rest of your class.