art - are
bequeath - give or leave by will; to hand down.
beseech - request, ask.
besought – asked, made request. (past tense of beseech)
betwixt – between.
canst - can.
cometh – comes, or coming.
dearth - (durth) scarcity or scant supply of anything; want or lack.
dost - do, does.
durst – dare; to have the necessary boldness or courage for something.
fere - friend, companion.
fullsome - rich, plentiful.
hath - equivalent of modern has.
henceforth - from now on.
hither - here.
midst – middle, or among.
nary - none; absolutely nothing; not even close to anything.
naught – nothing. (The modern word "not" is actually an abbreviated form of this Olde-English word, which was itself a shortened form of "no whit" or "not a whit")
nay – no.
onuppan - above.
overmany - a lot.
pece - silverware, fork.
prithee - contracted form of "I pray thee", i.e., I ask of you, I beseech thee, etc.
proby - apprentice.
pudh - horrible.
seek - to go in search or quest of; to look or search for.
shall or shalt – will.
sirrah – an angry, disrespectful way of addressing a man.
syllan - sell.
tallt - to stand above others in a snobby way.
tarry - to linger, deliberate, wait, stay, or pause.
thou - you
thee - you
thine - your
thither - there.
thy - your
trow – to think or suppose.
whence - from where.
wax - to grow, to become.
whither - to where.
wilt –will.
wist - knew; past tense of wit.
wit – to know.
wrought - done, made, created.
ye pron you
ye determiner (a word used especially in the name of pubs and shops, in order to make them seem old and historical) the: Ye Olde Dog and Duck (pub sign)
ye adv yes opposite: nay.
yore – years ago.
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