How do you say my in Shakespearean?

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 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 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 speak English in Shakespearean?

Tips For Talking Like Shakespeare
  1. Instead of "you," say "thou." Instead of "y'all," say "thee." Thy, Thine and Ye are all good pronouns, too.
  2. Rhymed couplets are all the rage.
  3. Men are "sirrah," ladies are "mistress," and your friends are all called "cousin."
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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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How do you say I in Shakespeare?

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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What doth thou mean?

thou dost. 1. an old phrase meaning 'you do'
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How do you say shut up in Shakespeare?

“O,speak to me no more;these words like daggers enter my ears. (a fancy way of saying SHUT UP!)" — William Shakespeare "hamlet”
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What are 5 words that Shakespeare invented?

15 Words Invented by Shakespeare
  • Bandit.
  • Critic.
  • Dauntless.
  • Dwindle.
  • Elbow (as a verb)
  • Green-Eyed (to describe jealousy)
  • Lackluster.
  • Lonely.
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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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Whats is thy?

Definition of thy

archaic. : of or relating to thee or thyself especially as possessor or agent or as object of an action —used especially in ecclesiastical or literary language and sometimes by Friends especially among themselves.
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What does E EN mean in Shakespeare?

e'en. / (iːn) / adverb, noun poetic, or archaic. a contraction of even 2, evening.
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What does Thou thee thy and thine mean?

Thou is the nominative form; the oblique/objective form is thee (functioning as both accusative and dative), the possessive is thy (adjective) or thine (as an adjective before a vowel or as a pronoun) and the reflexive is thyself.
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How I miss thee meaning?

Thee is an old-fashioned, poetic, or religious word for 'you' when you are talking to only one person. It is used as the object of a verb or preposition. I miss thee, beloved father.
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What does thither mean in Shakespeare?

Thither means, in essence, "to that place," although these days its territory is pretty much taken over by there, just as its companions hither and whither have been replaced by here and where. The original version of thither was the Germanic thæder, and it's related to other th words like that and the.
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How do you speak like Macbeth?

Blank Verse or, Unrhymed Iambic Pentameter (The Nobles)

In Macbeth the noble characters mostly speak in unrhymed iambic pentameter, which is a fancy way of saying they talk like this: ba-DUM, ba-DUM, ba-DUM, ba-DUM, ba-DUM. See, an "iamb" is an unaccented syllable followed by an accented one.
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What words are on Shakespeare's grave?

The grave, where the playwright was buried in 1616, carries the warning: "Good friend, for Jesus' sake forebeare, To digg the dust enclosed heare; Bleste be the man that spares thes stones, And curst be he that moves my bones."
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How do you cuss in Shakespeare?

Curses and Insults in Shakespeare's Plays
  1. Example 1. Would thou wert clean enough to spit upon! ( ...
  2. You peasant swain! you whoreson malthorse drudge! ( ...
  3. A plague upon him! . . . ...
  4. He is deformed, crooked, old and sere, ...
  5. O! ...
  6. From forth the kennel of thy womb hath crept. ...
  7. Thou elvish-mark'd, abortive, rooting hog!
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How do you curse in Shakespearean language?

10 Shakespearean insults that work better than modern ones
  1. “Thou damned and luxurious mountain goat”, ...
  2. “Thou damned doorkeeper to every custrel that comes inquiring for his Tib!” ...
  3. “Where got'st thou that goose look?” ...
  4. “Base dunghill villain and mechanical” ...
  5. “Finch-egg!" ...
  6. “You Banbury cheese!” ...
  7. “You bull's pizzle”
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What does common kissing mean in Shakespeare?

common-kissing: kissing all alike Cym.

Onions. Oxford.
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What is swell St?

To be or become filled or puffed up, as with pride, arrogance, or anger.
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Is knave a bad word?

1. Knave, rascal, rogue, scoundrel are disparaging terms applied to persons considered base, dishonest, or worthless. Knave, which formerly meant merely a boy or servant, in modern use emphasizes baseness of nature and intention: a dishonest and swindling knave.
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What does Dost translate to?

Dost is an old-fashioned second person singular form of the verb 'do.
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