tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post6553980422460281363..comments2024-03-19T18:17:56.821-04:00Comments on Colonial Quills: Archaic Words of the 17th CenturyCarrie Fancett Pagelshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09096954464239963966noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-73103433317818829942014-01-19T20:49:58.730-05:002014-01-19T20:49:58.730-05:00I use "naught" and hear it sometimes. &...I use "naught" and hear it sometimes. "Aught" is a word I never heard of before. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-10684108000949258812011-08-11T22:12:52.642-04:002011-08-11T22:12:52.642-04:00Love this post. The old language is so rich and ev...Love this post. The old language is so rich and evocative and that's why I like my old KJV best. For some reason it's easier to memorize that old language. And it helps me in my own writing. My favorite class in college was the origin of words - think it was called etymology - but I can't remember. Though I bailed out of Latin;) Thanks for the wonderful words.Laura Frantzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07067252948999879024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-46310562335545911452011-08-10T19:43:33.690-04:002011-08-10T19:43:33.690-04:00Rachel that sounds like our family. "Get thee...Rachel that sounds like our family. "Get thee to thy room," seems to be a favorite bedtime one. (Instead of get thee to a nunnery, from Shakespeare).<br /><br />Kristen, I love "privily too. It's like a bounce house for your tongue. :)Lynn Squirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17493660128797850584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-18845619747729561002011-08-10T18:13:48.705-04:002011-08-10T18:13:48.705-04:00My family loves to use the language of the KJV in ...My family loves to use the language of the KJV in relating real life events. Such as "Verily, verily, I say unto thee, the chicken snake is back". <br /><br />Thankfully the chicken snake is not back!Rachel Leigh Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16004728242824462126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-66299171899414191302011-08-10T15:55:01.490-04:002011-08-10T15:55:01.490-04:00So fun! I love "privily" the best on thi...So fun! I love "privily" the best on this list. It's fun to say! Thanks so much:)<br />KristenKristenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14683245998938431038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-63140743376968836922011-08-10T09:50:43.633-04:002011-08-10T09:50:43.633-04:00Those are great words, C.J. And in my opinion, the...Those are great words, C.J. And in my opinion, there is nothing wrong with a book set in 1610. I adore the 17th Century. :)Lynn Squirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17493660128797850584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-254966313859697292011-08-10T08:13:15.484-04:002011-08-10T08:13:15.484-04:00Some of my favorite archaic words:
forsooth (in fa...Some of my favorite archaic words:<br />forsooth (in fact, indeed)<br />anon (soon, immediately)<br />verily (truly)<br />naught/aught (nothing/anything)<br />nay/aye (no/yes)<br /><br />I wrote a book set in 1610 (before I knew better than to set a book in 1610). I thought it was kind of fun trying to sound like Shakespeare without sounding too much like Shakespeare. I tried to pepper some of C.J. Chasehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02026386802434435296noreply@blogger.com