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EARLY MODERN / PSEUDO-ARCHAIC ENGLISH MINI-DICTIONARY
For use in Dark Fantasy Writing, Game Dialogue, and Worldbuilding
Inspired by Shakespeare, the King James Bible, and FromSoftware games
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PRONOUNS
Modern -> Archaic
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I -> I
You (subj.) -> Thou
You (obj.) -> Thee
Your -> Thy (before consonants)
Your -> Thine (before vowels/emphasis)
My -> Mine (before vowels/emphasis)
Myself -> Mine own self
He -> He
She -> She
It -> It
We -> We
They -> They
Us -> Us
Them -> Them
📖 VERB CONJUGATIONS (Present Tense)
Base -> Thou (2nd Person) -> He/She/It (3rd Person)
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be -> art -> is / be
have -> hast -> hath
do -> dost -> doth
go -> goest -> goeth
say -> sayest -> sayeth
know -> knowest -> knoweth
see -> seest -> seeth
hear -> hearest -> heareth
speak -> speakest -> speaketh
bring -> bringest -> bringeth
come -> comest -> cometh
give -> givest -> giveth
live -> livest -> liveth
die -> diest -> dieth
love -> lovest -> loveth
hate -> hatest -> hateth
seek -> seekest -> seeketh
redeem -> redeemest -> redeemeth
stand -> standest -> standeth
walk -> walkest -> walketh
fear -> fearest -> feareth
hold -> holdest -> holdeth
cast -> castest -> casteth
bind -> bindest -> bindeth
shatter -> shatterest -> shattereth
awaken -> awakenest -> awakeneth
🩸 COMMON ARCHAIC VOCABULARY
Modern -> Archaic / Poetic
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before -> ere
soon -> anon
now -> presently / even now
never -> ne’er
ever -> e’er
yes -> aye / verily / yea
no -> nay / naught
nothing -> naught
everything -> all
something -> aught
truth -> verity
fate -> doom
death -> death / passing / endeth
cursed -> accursed
blessed -> blessèd
dark -> blackened / shadowed
light -> radiance / glimmering
world -> realm / plane / dominion
soul -> spirit / wraith / essence
body -> vessel / form / flesh
magic -> sorcery / arcana
blood -> ichor / lifeblood
weapon -> blade / arm / steel
king -> sovereign / high lord
god -> deity / one above / the divine
evil -> wickedness / sin / malice
good -> grace / virtue
friend -> companion / kindred
enemy -> foe / adversary / blasphemer
destroy -> smite / lay waste / undo
protect -> guard / keep / preserve
🔁 MODAL VERBS
Modern -> Archaic
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will -> shalt / wilt (thou), shall (he/she/it)
shall -> shalt / shall
can -> canst
may -> mayst
must -> must needs / needs must
should -> shouldst
would -> wouldst
could -> couldst
might -> mightest
ought to -> oughtest
do not -> dost thou not / thou dost not
will not -> wilt not / wilt thou not
🪓 PHRASES & TRANSLATIONS
Modern -> Archaic
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Who are you? -> Who art thou?
What is this? -> What is’t?
You must leave. -> Thou must needs depart.
It is broken. -> ’Tis sundered.
Do you see? -> Dost thou see?
I don’t know. -> I know not.
Help me. -> Succor me.
Forgive me. -> Forgiveth me / I beg thy pardon.
He will fall. -> He shall fall.
Let us go. -> Let us go hence.
They are coming. -> They cometh.
The end is near. -> The end draweth nigh.
You are not ready. -> Thou art unready.
Only in dreams can you be saved. -> Only in dreams can one redeemeth thee.
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Use this guide to enrich your game's language with mythic weight, sacred drama, and
timeless gravitas.
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