| Term | Definition |
|---|
| against | for/ in preparation for |
| alack | alas (exclamation of sorrow) |
| an, and | if |
| anon | soon |
| art | are |
| aye | yes |
| but | only, except for |
| dost | do you... (used at the beginning of a sentence) |
| doth | do you... (used at the beginning of a sentence) |
| e'en | even (a poetic way of keeping iambic pentameter) |
| e'er | ever |
| haply | perhaps |
| happy | fortunate |
| hence | away, go away from here |
| hie | hurry |
| hither | here |
| ho | hurry |
| marry | indeed! (an exclamation of agreement) |
| thee | you |
| thy | your |
| 'tis | it is |
| whence | where |
| wilt | will, will you |
| withal | in addition |
| would | wish |
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