Elizabethan Vocabulary

List 1

 

1. anon (until later)

2. aroint (away)

3. aye (yes)

4. belike (maybe)

5. e'en (even/evening)

6. fare-thee-well (goodbye)

7. enow (enough)

8. fie (a curse)

9. good-den/god-den (good evening)

10. good morrow (good morning/good day)

11. grammarcy (thank you)

12. humor (mood)

13. jack (a common fellow)

14. maid (a young, unmarried girl)

15. mark (listen)

16. mayhap (maybe)

17. morrow (day)

18. nay (no)

19. ne'r (never)

20. oft (often)

21. pray (please)

22. perchance (maybe)

23. prithee (please)

24. Soft! (Be quiet! Hush!)

25. Stay (Wait!)

26. verily (very, truly)

27. wherefore (why)

28. withal (with, with that)

29. wot (know)

30. yea (yes)