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What is thy bidding, my master?
What does "thy bidding" mean in the following phrase: What is thy bidding, my master? (StarWars ep.V)
Aug 14, 2014 2:55 PM
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He is requesting what the Emperor wants him to do. Someone's "bidding" is their command, and "thy" is a more intimate (and now antiquated) form of saying "your", reserved for friends and others you are close to. "You" and "your" were originally more formal, polite methods of addressing someone.
August 30, 2014
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It means, "What do you want me to do?"
August 14, 2014
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Basically, "What is your bidding?" or "What is your command?", but in old English (like medieval or Shakeperean English).
August 14, 2014
Oleg
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