Elizabethan to Contemporary Language Translation

A set of 20 question-and-answer flashcards translating Elizabethan terms into their contemporary English meanings based on the provided reference list.

What does the Elizabethan word "Adieu" mean in contemporary English?

Farewell

What is the contemporary meaning of the Elizabethan word "Anon"?

Soon

What does the Elizabethan expression "Come hither" mean?

Come here

How is the Elizabethan word "Counsel" translated into contemporary terms?

Advice

What is the contemporary meaning of the Elizabethan word "Dispatch"?

Kill

What does the Elizabethan word "Grammercy" mean?

Thank you

What is the contemporary translation for the Elizabethan term "Heavy"?

Sad; Depressed

What does the Elizabethan verb "Hie" mean in contemporary English?

Go

What does the Elizabethan word "Mark" mean?

Pay attention to

What is the definition of the Elizabethan term "Marry"?

By the Virgin Mary (a mild expletive meaning "indeed")

What is the contemporary meaning of the Elizabethan word "Methinks"?

I think

What does the Elizabethan word "Privy" mean?

Informed

What is the contemporary translation of the Elizabethan command "Soft"?

Wait a minute

What does the Elizabethan word "Thither" mean?

There

What is the contemporary meaning of the Elizabethan word "Tidings"?

News

What does the Elizabethan word "Verily" mean?

Truly

What is the contemporary translation of the Elizabethan word "Wherefore"?

Why

What does the Elizabethan word "Withal" mean?

With

What is the contemporary definition of the Elizabethan word "Woo"?

Chase (romance, as in boy chases girl)

Which website lexicon is provided in the document to view more Elizabethan terms?

Haney's Pub: Elizabethan Language Lexicon (http://members.cox.net/hapnueby/lexicon.html)