I've found that my fiancee mostly likes anytime I speak (i.e. read) medieval languages--Old English, Old Norse, Old Irish, and a little bit of Latin. I think she likes the exotic nature of it to modern ears, but I think she also likes the sound of the poetic in it.
Still, whenever I think of flirtation and such in medieval texts, I'm always reminded of the line in Chaucer's "Miller's Tale": "'Teehee!' quod she, and clapte the windowe to" (554). I'm not sure if it's a particularly good line to use... but the teehee is amusing.
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Date: 2008-03-13 01:54 pm (UTC)Still, whenever I think of flirtation and such in medieval texts, I'm always reminded of the line in Chaucer's "Miller's Tale": "'Teehee!' quod she, and clapte the windowe to" (554). I'm not sure if it's a particularly good line to use... but the teehee is amusing.
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