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[[Image:Ye_Olde_Pizza_Parlor.jpg|thumb|300px|right|An example of 'Ye Olde' being used to create an atmosphere of pseudo classic English culture.]] |
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'''Ye Olde''' is a [[stock phrase|stock prefix]], used often [[anachronism|anachronistically]] in the case of [[theme pubs]], to indicate things of [[mediaeval]] extraction, things which are [[England|English]], or, as in [[stereotype|popular caricature]] (especially in the [[United States]]) the two are synonymous, both indicating, perhaps, a [[Deep England]], [[half-timbered]] feel. The construction [[Ye Olde English Pubbe]] is the usual example, a standard [[bar (establishment)|bar]] name akin to [[The Red Lion]]. |
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The use of the term "Ye" to represent a [[Early Modern English|pseudo-Early Modern English]] form of the word "the" is, in fact, incorrect. This mistaken attribution is due to the mediaeval usage of the letter thorn ([[þ]]) to represent "th" - a letter which is today only in common use in [[Icelandic language|Icelandic]]. The word "The" was thus written ''Þe'', which in mediaeval script looked very similar to the letters "ye". |
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==See Also== |
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* [[Olde English District]] |
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* [[Merry England]] |
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* [[England, England]] |
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==External Links== |
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* [http://www.rootsweb.com/~genepool/sayings.htm Ye Olde English Sayings] |
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* [http://www.englandinn.com/ Ye Olde England Inn, a mock-Tudor hotel complete with references to Dickens and warm beer.] |
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Revision as of 14:53, 13 June 2007
Ye Olde is a stock prefix, used often anachronistically in the case of theme pubs, to indicate things of mediaeval extraction, things which are English, or, as in popular caricature (especially in the United States) the two are synonymous, both indicating, perhaps, a Deep England, half-timbered feel. The construction Ye Olde English Pubbe is the usual example, a standard bar name akin to The Red Lion.
The use of the term "Ye" to represent a pseudo-Early Modern English form of the word "the" is, in fact, incorrect. This mistaken attribution is due to the mediaeval usage of the letter thorn (þ) to represent "th" - a letter which is today only in common use in Icelandic. The word "The" was thus written Þe, which in mediaeval script looked very similar to the letters "ye".
See Also
External Links
- Ye Olde English Sayings
- Ye Olde England Inn, a mock-Tudor hotel complete with references to Dickens and warm beer.
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