jan 1, 1541 - thou

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A verb similar in meaning and use to the French ‘tutoyer’, that is to address a person as ‘thou’. 1541 <i>yt is agreyd that Robert Bold, for such sedicious and slaunderous words as he dyd speyk by Maister Holmes Alderman ... in thowyng of hym ... shalbe committed forthwith to prison</i>, York (YRS108/70).

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Yorkshire Historic Dictionary

ByG H

14 Jun 2018

1454

Date:

jan 1, 1541

Now

~ 484 years ago

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