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Lavos Registered user Cardiovascular Endurance Last page view: 7097 days, 20 hours, 8 minutes and 28 seconds ago. |
Well, i was wondering about the old english 'thou's and 'shalt' and all of thos other wonderful things. Does anyone have any information on that? It would be kinda funny if someone who was new saw us writing like, "thy self shalt go to terinyo for what thou art searching for..." or whatever it means. So anyone? (: |
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 Arancaytar Registered user Pyromancer Last page view: 570 days, 2 hours, 35 minutes and 16 seconds ago. |
This is almost screaming for a reply from me, it would seem... ;) 1. Thou is only used as a 2nd person (someone who you address) singular form. In the plural, you'd use 'ye' if you wanted to be really archaic. 'yer' as the genitive, however, is not possible, it has to be your. 2. Subject: Thou Genitive (your): Thy. If the next word starts in a vowel sound, it's thine, like a and an. So it would by 'thy fate', but 'thine orange' :p Thine is also used as a pronoun, like 'yours'. 'It is thine'. In the first person, there is also a form 'mine', that is used exacxtly like the 'thine' (my fate, mine orange). Object: Thee 3. All verb endings are the same as normal speech, except: 2nd Person - -est, -st or -t ('thou hast', 'thou art', 'thou walkest'). The most common form is -st, when the verb ends in a consonant, an -e- is inserted before the ending, and I think there is only on case of -t (art). 3rd Person - -eth or -th ('he hath', 'he is', 'he walketh'). Again, it's eth or th depending on whether the verb ends in a vowel. Is is an irregular verb. 4. There is also the word 'methinks'. It is exactly the same as 'I think', and it is used in the same way. Okay. Any more? ;) Move the cursor to the desired position and press [SPACE] when done. Impossible. Suddenly you stand elsewhere. You see an ancient altar of black obsidian. The goblin rockthrower suddenly shouts a prayer to his gods! You are consumed by a roaring column of flame! [Edited 1 time, last edit on 9/6/2003 at 01:30 (GMT -5) by Arancaytar] |
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Duke Ravage Registered user Gravebane Zombie Last page view: 5664 days, 11 hours, 13 minutes and 5 seconds ago. |
what about "ken?" didn't they use that one? ivan.sourceforge.net |
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Ryan Klein Registered user Because I said so is why! Last page view: 1656 days, 12 hours, 58 minutes and 14 seconds ago. |
I use methinks, hither, and thither in my common speaking (along with fuck, shit, and cunt.) I am a paradox. |
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Lavos Registered user Cardiovascular Endurance Last page view: 7097 days, 20 hours, 8 minutes and 28 seconds ago. |
Cool, thanks. I gotta start using this stuff... (: |
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Arancaytar Registered user Pyromancer Last page view: 570 days, 2 hours, 35 minutes and 16 seconds ago. |
Hither and Thither are just slightly outdated versions of the "here" and "there" when used in the sense of a destination (Go there=go thither). It's still in use, but not colloqiual. Like thrice for three times. 'ken'? Do you mean like in 'hearken'? As far as I know, that is the only case where it is used. Also remember that hearken can be shortened to hark, but the 'e' is taken out then. hearken is both the infinitive and the imperative, I don't know how you conjugate it. I hearken, You hearken, He hearkens (th would sound wrong here) or harketh. Ryan, that's a cool, if slightly colorful phrase you've got in your sig... "I shall poke out your eyes and piss on your brains, you gay little ass"... :p Move the cursor to the desired position and press [SPACE] when done. Impossible. Suddenly you stand elsewhere. You see an ancient altar of black obsidian. The goblin rockthrower suddenly shouts a prayer to his gods! You are consumed by a roaring column of flame! |
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Iridia Moderator on this forum YASD Last page view: 3757 days, 7 hours, 53 minutes and 21 seconds ago. |
*rolls eyes* We know you're a paradox, Ryan... you didn't have to tell us!! Actually, if you want to learn old English, you could try reading a lot of Shakespeare. Very good stuff, once you get into it. Isn't it "hearkeneth"? Die Gedanken sind Frei [Edited 1 time, last edit on 9/7/2003 at 18:56 (GMT -5) by Iridia] |
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Ekaterin Moderator on this forum Last page view: 5767 days, 4 hours, 44 minutes and 31 seconds ago. |
I think "ken" means "understanding", so something that is "beyond our ken" is too complex for us to understand. (It's also the Scottish word for "know", but that's not relevant here.) |
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Lavos Registered user Cardiovascular Endurance Last page view: 7097 days, 20 hours, 8 minutes and 28 seconds ago. |
hmmm.... (: |
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Andor Drakon Registered user uummm... ElDeR cHaOs GoD? Last page view: 7302 days, 4 hours, 8 minutes and 55 seconds ago. |
"ken" came from Scottish, and the English picked it up and used it as "knowledge" instead of "know". ChAoS iS cOmInG! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! |
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Lavos Registered user Cardiovascular Endurance Last page view: 7097 days, 20 hours, 8 minutes and 28 seconds ago. |
or, why not, "ken ye help me laddie?" ;P (: |