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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)

 

14 de ago. de 2014 14:55
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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.

30 de agosto de 2014
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It means, "What do you want me to do?"

14 de agosto de 2014
1

Basically, "What is your bidding?" or "What is your command?", but in old English (like medieval or Shakeperean English).

14 de agosto de 2014