How do you say my in Old English?

From Middle English mi, my, apocopated form of min, myn, from Old English mīn (“my, mine”), from Proto-West Germanic *mīn, from Proto-Germanic *mīnaz (“my, mine”, pron.)
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Does thy mean my?

Thy is an old-fashioned, poetic, or religious word for 'your' when you are talking to one person.
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How do you say yourself in Old English?

Etymology. From Middle English myself, meself, me-self, me sylf, from Old English mē self, mē seolf (“myself”), equivalent to me (pronoun) + self (pronoun), later partly reinterpreted as my + self (noun), my +‎ -self.
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What is ye in Old English?

Ye is an old-fashioned, poetic, or religious word for you when you are talking to more than one person. Abandon hope all ye who enter here. determiner. Ye is sometimes used in imitation of an old written form of the word 'the. '
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Is it ye or Yee?

Originally, the form would have been rendered as  or ye. The pronunciation [yee] today is a spelling pronunciation.
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Is it ol or OLE?

Ol' is preferable to ole (not to be confused with olé, a Spanish exclamation synonymous with bravo! and, like that word, always punctuated with an exclamation point, which is nevertheless enshrined in the name of the Grand Ole Opry and in Ole Miss, the nickname for the University of Mississippi, as well as in the song ...
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What is my in Shakespearean language?

My, mine; thy, thine; difference between. Mine, my. Thine, thy. The two forms, which are interchangeable in E. E. both before vowels and consonants, are both used by Shakespeare with little distinction before vowels.
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How do you say hello in Shakespearean?

HELLO = = GOODBYE

Good Morrow, Mistress Patterson.
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What is me in archaic English?

In archaic language, mine and thine may be used in place of my and thy when followed by a vowel sound. For the use of me instead of I, see I (pronoun)#Alternative use of nominative and accusative. An archaic form of plural you as a subject pronoun is ye.
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How do you say I in Shakespearean?

Shakespeare's Pronouns

The first person -- I, me, my, and mine -- remains basically the same. The second-person singular (you, your, yours), however, is translated like so: "Thou" for "you" (nominative, as in "Thou hast risen.") "Thee" for "you" (objective, as in "I give this to thee.")
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When did people stop saying Ye?

In the 17th century, thou fell into disuse in the standard language, often regarded as impolite, but persisted, sometimes in an altered form, in regional dialects of England and Scotland, as well as in the language of such religious groups as the Society of Friends.
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What is thee thou and thy?

Thee, thou, and thine (or thy) are Early Modern English second person singular pronouns. Thou is the subject form (nominative), thee is the object form, and thy/thine is the possessive form.
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Is it thy or thine?

Thy and thine are archaic forms corresponding to your and yours respectively. Use thy where you would use your (but see note at end of answer) and thine where you would use yours.
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What does ye mean in Shakespeare?

ye = you (subject, plural) e.g. "Ye all came forth from the room." thee = you (object... "to you" ) e.g. "I saw thee in the other room." thine or thy = your (possessive, singular) e.g. "That is thy room."
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How do you say myself in Shakespearean?

Thou and Thee, You and Ye

Modern English uses only four pronouns for addressing a person or persons: you, your, yourself, and yours. The English of Shakespeare's time used ten pronouns: thou, thee, thy, thyself, thine, ye, you, your, yourself, and yours.
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What does God ye Good Den mean?

(obsolete) A salutation; "good evening". quotations ▼
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How do you say hello in the Middle Ages?

In medieval England, Hail fellow was a common greeting. By the 16th century this had morphed a bit into the more elaborate form "Hail fellow, well met." "God save you" would also have been a conventional greeting.
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What does anon mean in Shakespeare?

Anon means quite soon. [literary]
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What does hath mean in Shakespeare?

Definition of hath

archaic present tense third-person singular of have.
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Is Ol slang for old?

Hello Sultan, "'ol" is short for "old", so "give it a big 'ol" means "give it a big old". This abbreviation of old is colloquial and goes back many centuries.
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Does Ol stand for old?

Adjective. (colloquial) Contraction of old: Used chiefly preceding names as a term of affection, admiration, or respect. Your ol' grandpa.
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What is jav OL?

An office lady, often abbreviated OL (Japanese: オーエル, romanized: Ōeru, pronounced [o̞ːe̞ɾɯ̟ᵝ]), is a female office worker in Japan who performs generally pink-collar tasks such as secretarial or clerical work.
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