>>5646227My favourite bit of Gaunt's Ghosts novels is when he meets the Marsh Man Eszrah (?)and his tribe, Dan Abnett shows off how he studied some Saxon etymology at Oxford lol. Also I believe from reading the Faerie Queene by Spenser I think the y- prefix is archaic akin to asunder, aboil, afire, aware, alike etc. eg yclad, yslain, yronne (i.e. "ran") yclept etc
https://en.m.wiktionary.org/wiki/ycleptFrom Middle English yclept, ycleped, iclept [and other forms] (i-, y- (prefix forming past participles)[1] + clepen (“to say, speak, utter; to call, shout; to name; to address; to appeal to, beg, pray; to ask, request; to appear; to send for, summon; to convene; to call forth, induce; to lay claim”
***
“Histye, soule,” Gaunt said, more deliberately now. “Ayeam yclept Gaunt of Tanith His Worlde. Preyathee, hwat yclepted esthow?”
“Cynulff ayeam yclept,” the partisan replied. “Of Geryun His Worlde.” His voice dripped like glue in the sweaty air.
“Histye, Cynulff,” said Gaunt. “Biddye hallow, andso of sed hallow yitt meanye goode rest.”
“Are you off your fething nut?” Rawne whispered.
“Shut up, Rawne,” Curth spat. “Can’t you see he’s getting somewhere?”
Gaunt dared another step forward.
