CITIZEN LANGUAGE OUTLINE

I. Meeting ,greeting and addressing

A. Hellos:
1. Good day (to thee)
2. Good morrow (to thee)
3. Good even
4. Well met
5.  How now?
6.   God give thee good day

       B. Farewells:
1. Fare thee well
2. I shall see thee anon
3. God save/keep thee·
4. Good day to thee
5. Anon
6.  I must.away (used only when you have to get to a  how and do not have time to engage the person greeting you!)

      C. Addressing others:
1. Men:
   a. Nobility, people in high station:
my lord,  thy worship,  noble sir,  good gentles
   b. Merchants, middle class:   ·
sir, good sirmaster, goodman  (used as  "Mister'')
   c. older men: father or gaffer (grandfather)
   d. young man or close friend: lad, good orfine  lad
   e. young boy:  lad, young lad, little sir, little master
   f. addressing by occupation:  master woodsman, master butcher
   g. addressing by insult: fellow is rude and ,condescending, while sirrah is for someone you really cannot stand

2. Women:
   a. Nobility:
my lady, noble lady, noble madam, good my lady
   b. Middle class:
mistress, dear/fair/sweet mistress
   c. Peasantry:
middle class plus: wench (dear, sweet, fair,  etc)
   d. Older women: mother, gammer (grandmother)
   e. Young girl:  little lady, little mistress,. /ass, sweet lass, little wench, pretty maid
   f. Addressing by occupation: sweet milkmaid, mistres beekeeper