That's a lesson of history
2007-07-26 08:54:40 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
Fornication Under Consent of the King?
Hahaha, asking the king's permission for sex... if that were true, the King would be constantly writing permits... plus people would be cheating all the time, as fornication means to have sex outside marriage ie adultery. I seriously doubt any king would condone that
Ok, next... For Unlawful Carnage Knowledge? Yes, criminals did wear placards around their necks but they would just state the crime and not the reason.
A thief would have "thief" written on the card and not "for stealing" therefore a placard for a rapist would say "UCK" or more simply "rape". The "for" wouldn't be used at all so sorry but no F.
The guy who states he has seen F.U.C.K in court registries is referring to the acronym used for "File Under Carnal Knowledge", a term used by Scotland Yard to identify rape cases, but this isn't the origin either.
The word F*ck has been around since the 15th century and likely came from a Germanic source, although as yet, no-one has found the precise word or words it originated from. The top candidates are: Middle Dutch "fokken" = to thrust, copulate with; Norwegian dialect "fukka" = to copulate; and Swedish dialect "focka" = to strike, push, copulate, and "fock" = penis. Some also argue that f*ck comes from the Indo-European root "peuk", meaning "to prick".
So there you go, a little history lesson for you. All talk about monarchs consenting to adultery or rapists wearing placards with F.U.C.K written all over them is known as urban legend or urban myth.
2007-07-28 00:02:49 · answer #1 · answered by This is my username 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It was not invented at all. It comes from an old germanic root. In German, it's "fick", for instance.
Your lesson of history is probably one of those urban legends we've read 100 times.
2007-07-26 15:59:51 · answer #2 · answered by Николай™ 5 · 3⤊ 1⤋
it is a Germanic term, but got watered down to FUC&, and is came to light or used more often in the 16th Century.
2007-07-29 13:23:14 · answer #3 · answered by Niall S 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
there are very few words in english which were either created or invented: words evolve from other words.
the word you are thinking of comes from the low german verb [ficken] and first appears in english in the accounts of ely cathedral.
the story you believe to be true is a fairy story; like santa claus or the tooth fairy.
2007-07-26 18:36:04 · answer #4 · answered by synopsis 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
From the American Heritage® Dictionary
"ETYMOLOGY: Middle English, attested in pseudo-Latin fuccant, (they) ****, deciphered from gxddbov.
WORD HISTORY: The obscenity **** is a very old word and has been considered shocking from the first, though it is seen in print much more often now than in the past. Its first known occurrence, in code because of its unacceptability, is in a poem composed in a mixture of Latin and English sometime before 1500. The poem, which satirizes the Carmelite friars of Cambridge, England, takes its title, “Flen flyys,” from the first words of its opening line, “Flen, flyys, and freris,” that is, “fleas, flies, and friars.” The line that contains **** reads “Non sunt in coeli, quia gxddbov xxkxzt pg ifmk.” The Latin words “Non sunt in coeli, quia,” mean “they [the friars] are not in heaven, since.” The code “gxddbov xxkxzt pg ifmk” is easily broken by simply substituting the preceding letter in the alphabet, keeping in mind differences in the alphabet and in spelling between then and now: i was then used for both i and j; v was used for both u and v; and vv was used for w. This yields “fvccant [a fake Latin form] vvivys of heli.” The whole thus reads in translation: “They are not in heaven because they **** wives of Ely [a town near Cambridge].”
2007-07-26 16:03:12 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
NO. The word wasn't created or invented. It stands for "Forn.. Under Consent of the King. You needed a written document from the King.
2007-07-26 16:26:51 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 4⤋
The acronym, F.U.C.*, is an old British legal term dating back a few hundred years describing the crime as charged " For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge", hence the first letter of each word is used, and just in case you don't believe me, I have seen this term repeatedly in old court registries in the UK. Now we all know !
2007-07-26 17:34:43 · answer #7 · answered by Philip F 1 · 1⤊ 5⤋
That word is an abbreviation for Fornication under the crown of the king. Another good question is do you know where SHI* came from?
2007-07-26 15:59:10 · answer #8 · answered by chocopie.rm 2 · 2⤊ 4⤋
I've heard a few different variations on this. As I understand it, there's actually a bit of doubt yet.
2007-07-26 15:58:09 · answer #9 · answered by kent_shakespear 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Yes. But it has dots in between.
I am surprised to see that nobody seems to know ! It means: For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge.
I know that and I am French.
2007-07-27 19:54:30 · answer #10 · answered by Nicolette 6 · 0⤊ 3⤋