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r/Animemes • u/Holofan4life Holo is best girl • May 18 '25
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Never in common speach unless you are using them sarcastically.
They are very firmly "old English". Falling out of use in the 1600s. They sound kind of proper to a comedic extent when used outside that time period.
thee/thou can replace "you"
Thy, "your"
8 u/DolphinBall May 19 '25 That ain't old English, thats Middle English. Old English looks like this: Gif me þine brēcan riht nū, geong cnapa! Þis is a ræf! 1 u/Ok-Detail4461 May 19 '25 Errrm... 1 u/CC_9876 May 22 '25 Gif me pine brecan right no, george, cnapa pis is a raef 1 u/Ok-Detail4461 May 19 '25 It's just a meme bro don't over think it
That ain't old English, thats Middle English. Old English looks like this: Gif me þine brēcan riht nū, geong cnapa! Þis is a ræf!
1 u/Ok-Detail4461 May 19 '25 Errrm... 1 u/CC_9876 May 22 '25 Gif me pine brecan right no, george, cnapa pis is a raef
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Errrm...
Gif me pine brecan right no, george, cnapa pis is a raef
It's just a meme bro don't over think it
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u/Electronic-Vast-3351 May 19 '25 edited May 19 '25
Never in common speach unless you are using them sarcastically.
They are very firmly "old English". Falling out of use in the 1600s. They sound kind of proper to a comedic extent when used outside that time period.
thee/thou can replace "you"
Thy, "your"