In english, we are learning about Elizabethan times, and language, and we get extra credit if we can find out what "Fe, Fie, Fo, Fum" meant. I know Fie is a curse, but what are the other ones? Thanks in advance!
2007-03-06 12:28:57 · 2 answers · asked by ♥Peanut♥ 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
I've seen the words spelled different ways. For instance, the Wikipedia entry on Jack and the Beanstalk records this:
Fee! Fie! Foe! Fum!
I smell the blood of an Englishman.
Be he 'live, or be he dead,
I'll grind his bones to make my bread.
Other spellings include Fee Fie Fo Fum and and Fee Fi Fo Fum.
You have "fie". I know "fee" and "foe" are also words. I won't give you the direct answer, but I've now given you clues. Good luck and God bless!
2007-03-06 12:37:07 · answer #1 · answered by MNL_1221 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Fe: Its name means "(mobile) wealth", cognate to English fee with an original meaning "sheep" or "cattle"....possible answer?
2007-03-06 12:47:16 · answer #2 · answered by Angel 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋