ANST - Re: Thee/Thine

[Dennis and/or Dory Grace]

Salut, Cozyns,

Lyonel aisai.

In response to my linguistic kvetching--
>>Actually, it's "your" when addressing multiple listeners/readers.  Also,
>>the second person singular is inappropriate for most of the readers on this
>>list.  The second person singular of modern English (yes, Renaissance
>>English is classified as "Modern") is a familiar form of address, reserved
>>for children and loved ones.  

AElfwyn aet Gyrwum said:

>Okay, I'll be the one to ask about an exception--I postulated that a "thee"
>address might be appropriate for a pre-Invasion Anglcynn persona, as the OE
>forms of "you" appear to be closer in sound to "thee"--if you were
>considering it as a sort of transliteration/performance error for someone
>speaking this odd second language of Ansteorran (aka Modern English).  Am I
>way off base?

Sounds reasonable to me, but I'd pick up a copy of Sweet's _Anglo-Saxon
Primer_ or Bright's _Old English Grammar and Reader_ for guidance on
pronunciation.  The Anglo-Saxon pronouns of which you speak are not
pronounced like their modern English equivalents.  Customs concerning
familiar address still apply, though.  Second person singular is only used
with immediate family members or one's beloved.

lo vostre por vos servir
Sir Lyonel Oliver Grace

_____________________________
Dennis Grace
University of Texas at Austin
English Department
Recovering Medievalist
mailto:amazing at mail.utexas.edu

Micel yfel deth se unwritere.
                           AElfric of York
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