Archaic spelling of old. The e is silent. This spelling is usually used when something wants to appear quaint or old-fashioned.
Tag: commonly missunderstood
Shoppe
An archaic spelling of shop. It used to seem quant and old world. The extra p and the e are not pronounced.
Personal pronouns in Early Modern English
Early Modern English had some great words that are still fun to use today. Here is a table of the pronouns from that period and how, when, and where to correctly use them.
| Nominative | Oblique | Genitive | Possessive | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | singular | I | me | my/mine | mine |
| plural | we | us | our | ours | |
| 2nd person | singular informal | thou | thee | thy/thine | thine |
| singular formal | ye, you | you | your | yours | |
| plural | |||||
| 3rd person | singular | he/she/it | him/her/it | his/her/his (it) | his/hers/his |
| plural | they | them | their | theirs | |