Shakespeare Words
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Grovel
Invented in Henry IV Part 2“ | Mother Jourdain, be you | ” |
With so many servants around in Shakespeare's day, it's no wonder they needed a word for being humble and showing some respect. In fact, he got the word from groveling and just worked backwards. Yeah, Shakespeare's sneaky like that. |
Tag: Henry IV Part 2