Elizabethan English Terms
Word Definition
1. alack a sad sigh
2. anon soon
3. Aye yes
4. bite one's thumb an insult -
5. coz friend/ cousin
6. cur jerk (literally dog)
7 doff remove
8 envious evil
9 God den good afternoon
10 haply perhaps
11 hath have
12 heavy sad
13 hie hurry
14 hind coward
15 hither here
16 knave stupid male
17 mutiny violence
18 prodigious having bad luck
19 Salutations hello
20 shillings/chinks coins/cash
21 stay to put up with
22 sweetmeats candy
23 teen sorrow
24 thee you
25 thy,thine your
26 verb (ed) pronounce the ed lov*ed
27 wilt will
28 would wish
29 Adieu good bye
30 scathe to injure
31 foe enemy
32 rapier small sword
33 Fare Thee Well Sincerely,
1. alack a sad sigh
2. anon soon
3. Aye yes
4. bite one's thumb an insult -
5. coz friend/ cousin
6. cur jerk (literally dog)
7 doff remove
8 envious evil
9 God den good afternoon
10 haply perhaps
11 hath have
12 heavy sad
13 hie hurry
14 hind coward
15 hither here
16 knave stupid male
17 mutiny violence
18 prodigious having bad luck
19 Salutations hello
20 shillings/chinks coins/cash
21 stay to put up with
22 sweetmeats candy
23 teen sorrow
24 thee you
25 thy,thine your
26 verb (ed) pronounce the ed lov*ed
27 wilt will
28 would wish
29 Adieu good bye
30 scathe to injure
31 foe enemy
32 rapier small sword
33 Fare Thee Well Sincerely,
