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RenSpeak

Common Renspeak

The simple words and phrases listed here will help you speak like a seasoned rennie in no time.

Away: ''Aroint"
Come here: "Come hither"
Damn!: "Beshrew me!"
Days: "Morrow"
Evening: "E'em"
God give you a good day: "God ye good den"
Good Bye: "Fare thee well!", "God save thee", or "I shall see thee anon".
Great!: "Wondrous Well!"
Hello: "Good Day!", "Good morrow!", or "Well met"
How are you?: "How farest thou?"
I hate you: "A pox upon you"
I swear: "By my troth"
Ignore that: "Shun that"
I'm surprised at: "I marvel much at"
I'm thirsty and hungry: "I be parched and in need of victuals"
In a little while: "I come anon"
It's 5:30: "Tis twixt five and six"
Listen: "Hark" or "Hark now"
Maybe: "Perchance"
No: "Nay"
Not at all: "Not a wit"
Often: "Oft"
Pardon me: "By your leave"
Pay attention: "Prithee, attend me"
Perhaps: "Perchance"
Shame on you!: "Fie on thee!"
*sigh*: "Alas and alack"
Stay and Eat!: "Tarry and Feast!"
Thank you: "Grammercy" or "Thank thee"
Thank you very much: "Gramercies full well"
Truly: "Verily" or "In faith"
Until later: "Anon"
What?: "How say you sir?"
What is the matter?: "What ails thee?"
What is your name?: "What be thy title?"
What time is it?: "How stands the hour?" or "What time do you carry?
What would you like?: "What be thy pleasure?"
Where are the restrooms?: "Where be the privies?"
Where are you from?: "Where hail thee from?"
Where are you going?: "Whither goest thou?"
Why: "Wherefore"
Yes: "Aye"
You: "Thou"
You would or You should: "Thou would'st" or "Thou should'st".