When was the 'F' word first used in the English language?

Answer 1

This goes back hundreds of years, but it was an abbreviation for fornicate, and was used primarily when refering to animals. Copulation was also used to describe the function of a male animal servicing a female. In later years, fornicate came to be used to describe sexual relationships between unmarried couples. Today, it is meaningless because it is peppered through conversations in a totally unrelated way. It's just an annoying noise now.

Answer 2

I saw Robert Wuhl on HBO on some historical programme and he said that it came from the "Battle of Agincourt." When French soldiers would capture English soldiers they would cut of the middle finger of English longbowman so they could not fire there bows. At the "Battle of Agincourt" longbowman were the primary reason the English defeated the much larger French force. The Longbowman than lifted up their middle fingers and said "I can still flick you." This evolved into "I can still **** you."

Answer 3

Origins: Though
a few common English words have grown out of acronyms (words created by taking the first letter(s) of major words in a phrase), '****' isn't one of them. With precious few exceptions, words of acronymic origin date from the 20th century and no earlier. It's almost guaranteed, therefore, any word from before the time of automobiles did not spring to life from a series of initials becoming so common folks began pronouncing it as its own word.

The acronymic explanation of the origin of '****' takes one of two paths: Fornication Under Consent of the King or For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge. Dealing with the first of these, though it's pleasing to think couples looking to procreate in those Dark Old Days had to first obtain the sovereign's persmission and then post a notice of what they were up to so all the neighbors could enjoy a good snicker, a moment's thought should set that one to rest. Were the king responsible for handing out such permissions, he wouldn't have time to do anything else (or even to keep up with that one task). Likewise, though there have been times when conquering forces have engaged in rape, it wasn't by royal fiat at the behest of a king looking to further dispirit the conquered.

One last nail in the coffin of the 'fornication under consent of the king' origin comes from the word 'fornication' itself. Though many reasonably conclude fornication is the old-time word for having sex, the term specifically excludes the physical union of man and wife. One can fornicate premaritally or extramaritally, but not intramaritally. In light of this, any claim wedded couples trying to entice the stork down their chimney were granted fornication permits crashes against the rock of the wrong word being used.

The second path has the word deriving from the short form of 'For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge.' Variously, adulterers, rapists, child molesters, and them wot engaged in premarital hanky panky were, as part of their punishment, sentenced to wear a placard announcing their wrongdoing. According to this origin, adulterers locked the stocks in village squares sported '****' around their necks as did rapists walking around in prison yards.

Here, the word that trips that proposed etymology is the least obvious one — 'For.' Though displaying miscreants in stocks and public shaming were popular punishments in 18th and 19th century USA, any placards left either on the prisoner or on top of the stock would list the crime succinctly. Thus, someone who'd been caught filtching would have a placard that said 'Thief' or 'Stealing,' maybe even 'Stealing a Cow,' but never one that read 'For Stealing a Cow.' The 'For' would be superfluous.

http://www.snopes.com/language/acronyms/****.htm

Answer 4

Bumpo has it right, give him the 10 points. Now you know why people always say "excuse my French" when they say it.

Other dispicable things armies did to each when facing off were to show their genitalia at each other, their arses, flinging the severed heads of their comrades back at them, and other foul and disrespectful actions.

Answer 5

I believe that it is an Anglo-Saxon word so that would put it before 1000 AD.

Answer 6

old english means to plant ( like to plant a seed )

Answer 7

I was wondering about that too!

Answer 8

well dont think i can top awesone_eo's answer so i wont try.

Answer 9

forgot

Answer 10

when they used it...lol sry i have no idea