Archaic Terms List

During this Semester so far, we have learned different archaic terms in old English poems and how it translates to modern English. Some archaic terms are:

blest = blessed

'twas = it was

thy = you

thee = you

shalt = shall

adieu = goodbye

thine = yours

bereft = bereave

wherefore = for what reason

heretofore = before now

whence = from where

doth = do

shew = show

ails = troubles

wast = be