Hello, to start off I would like to thank you guys for all you do. It's really great how you help people out with history problems! Recently me and my friend have decided to make a indie game based in 13th century England. Although we have all off the programming and 3D modelling skills down, it is kinda hard to find somewhere that knows how people spoke in the 13th century and I always don't know which websites to trust.
I would like to know the 13th century equivalent of these words please:
-Mate, friend
-Shit
-Fuck off
-Guys (like "let's go guys")
-Loser
PHRASES
-"How are you"
-"see you tomorrow"
Sorry if this is really amateur. I just really want it to be historically accurate even if I'll only have 150 people play this game.
Thanks!
Gabe
Friend - "frend"
Guys - "lordynges," "gentils" or "gentes," "gome"
Shit - "shiten," "turd," toord"
Fuck off - "a devel-wei" as in 'to the Devil,' to hell, go away; used as an oath or an expletive: the Devil! or simply "awei," "agon," "ahylden fram" and many more variations of 'go away.' If 'Fuck off' would be used as a phrase meaning 'you go away/I don't like you' so there are plenty of manners to express this.
Loser - "ben losede" as in to be lost or "lorel" for a rogue or a scoundrel; one that cannot conform to the social order. Also, "losenger"as in a flatterer, liar, hypocrite, evil counselor, rascal, idler. It really depends on what you mean by 'loser.'
How Are You - "Hou fare ye," "Hou fares thy..."
See You Tomorrow - "We shal met anon" or "...to mor(o)we," "at/in/on/the morn," "other dai"
All definitions are from the MED
Well the equivalent of "shit" would actually be... "Shit". In the Canterbury Tales Chaucer contrasts a 'shiten shepherd and a clene sheep'.