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 JeremyH JeremyH March 7, 2015 March 7, 2015 at 1:34:16 PM UTC flag Report link Permalink

For "knyght" and "ther", there were alternative spellings in the era of Middle English present which make it indistinguishable from contemporary English, it's not really a good example of Middle English.

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A knyght ther was, and that a worthy man.

added by AlanF_US, July 1, 2014
➜ #7353086There was a knight, a very respectable man.

linked by jimkillock, October 28, 2018
➜ #7353092Eques erat, vir honestus.

linked by jimkillock, October 28, 2018
➜ #7842247There was a knight, he was a worthy man.

linked by g_man8744, April 8, 2019