Re: Elves and Ill Bethisad
| From: | John Cowan <jcowan@...> |
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| Date: | Tuesday, October 21, 2003, 16:12 |
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Mark J. Reed scripsit:
> Are there any modern thou-dialects in the real world? I know
> there are thee-dialects, which take the you-form of the verb
> ("thee are", "thee were", etc.).
Definitely, though the usual pron. is /DA/ ~ /D@/.
> Also, there are conflicting reports of the 2nd-singular-past
> form of "to be" in archaic English; I've seen both "wast" and "wert".
"Wast" is indicative, "wert" is subjunctive.
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