ELIZABETHAN LANGUAGE TERMS CONTEMPORARY Æ ELIZABETHAN
Listed below are some common Elizabethan terms you will come across while reading Shakespeare. Use them to help you become familiar with the language, as a reference while reading, and as a resource for writing in your journal.
Contemporary Elizabethan Contemporary Elizabethan Advice Counsel Misery Woe Away Aroint Never Ne'r Beg Pray News Tidings Boy (used to address a male of Sirrah No Nay inferior rank) Nothing Nought By the Virgin Mary (a mild expletive Marry Often Oft meaning “indeed”) Order Decree Chase (romance, as in boy chases Woo Pay attention to Mark girl) Plan Resolve Come here Come hither Provided Wrought Curse Plague Sad Heavy Days -morrow (to the morrow) Soon Anon Depressed Heavy Speaks Discourses Desire Will Thank you Grammercy Does Doth There Thither Enemy Foe To which Whereto Even; evening E’en Truly Verily Farewell Adieu Wait a minute Soft Go Hie Why Wherefore Goodbye Fare thee well; God save thee; I shall Wish Would see thee anon With Withal Hello Good day; Good morrow; Well met Yes Aye Here Hither You Thee; Thou I think Methinks You are Thou art If An You should Thou should'st Ignore that Shun that You would Thou would'st Informed Privy Your Thy Kill Dispatch Listen Hark; Hark now To view more Elizabethan terms visit Haney’s Pub: Elizabethan Language Maybe Perchance Lexicon (http://members.cox.net/hapnueby/lexicon.html).
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Listed below are some common Elizabethan terms you will come across while reading Shakespeare. Use them to help you become familiar with the language, as a reference while reading, and as a resource for writing in your journal.
Elizabethan Contemporary Elizabethan Contemporary Adieu Farewell Perchance Maybe An If Plague Curse Anon Soon Pray Beg Aroint Away Privy Informed Aye Yes Resolve Plan Come hither Come here Shun that Ignore that Counsel Advice Sirrah Boy (used to address a male of Decree Order inferior rank) Discourses Speaks Soft Wait a minute Dispatch Kill Thee You Doth Does Thither There E’en Even; evening Thou You Fare thee well Goodbye Thou art You are Foe Enemy Thou should'st You should God save thee Goodbye Thou would'st You would Good day; Good morrow Hello Thy Your Grammercy Thank you Tidings News Hark; Hark now Listen Verily Truly Heavy Sad; Depressed Well met Hello Hie Go Wherefore Why Hither Here Whereto To which I shall see thee anon Goodbye Will Desire Mark Pay attention to Withal With Marry By the Virgin Mary (a mild expletive Woe Misery meaning “indeed”) Woo Chase (romance, as in boy chases Methinks I think girl) -morrow (to the morrow) Days Would Wish Nay No Wrought Provided Ne'r Never Nought Nothing To view more Elizabethan terms visit Haney’s Pub: Elizabethan Language Oft Often Lexicon (http://members.cox.net/hapnueby/lexicon.html).
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