Old English (jan 1, 500 – jan 1, 1100)

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by end of period, bist replaced with norse, art. however bist stuck around for a long time in a lot of places. It means be, how are you? how bist thou?

ne was used for negative, in contraction at start of words. eg..
ic eom= i am
ic neon= i'm not
Very standard.
double negative also common place.
we not-have not-any children
(in modern would be- we nave naeny children)
hob-nob comes from habban (to have) and nabban (to not have). hab-nab. to give and take.

also, willy-nilly. willan (to want to) and nillan.
the -y from will i - i= ee
means whether u want it or not.
its raining willy-nilly.

modern remains- ever, never, one, none.

Shit comes from the Old English 'scitte', meaning 'excrement'

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