British Croutes each other word «fuck» more than 700 years – TVNZ

The British historian Paul Booth (Dr Paul Booth) – a specialist in the Middle Ages from Keele University (Keele University) – found the word «fuck» in documents in 1310. However, it is not a bad word was used as a verb, and is part of the family, – according to British newspaper Daily Mail.

As Paul himself says Booth discovery was made by accident. On «fuck» he stumbled, looking Protocols of the Royal Court of the City of Chester (Chester county court plea rolls). In one of them – for the December 8, 1310 – historian, saw the strange name “Fuckebythenavele” – “Roger Fuckebythenavele” along with the name.

First it was thought that the English mat was first used in print in 1475 in a poem «Flen flyys ». There’s a line there “fvccant vvivys of heli”, written in a mixture of English and Latin. In the modern version, it would look like this: “They are not in heaven, because they fuck wives of Ely. That means” They are not in heaven because fuck other men’s wives from Or “.

And here , therefore, obscene surname, which means “Roger that fuck belly button”. Navel – because in English navel.

First, the historian thought that the clerk of the court a bad joke. But the “obscene surname” caught three times. And the suspicion of hooliganism has disappeared. That is, it was a real person – Roger Fuckebythenavele.

Booth believes Fuckebythenavele, perhaps, not a name, but a kind of insulting nickname. According to the hypothesis of the historian, Roger received it either as a person is very inexperienced in the intimate sphere or as a rare idiot who thinks that the navel is an intimate body.

The historian objected to some knowledgeable in sexology linguists, who expressed the view that the nickname and Roger might It was not so offensive. And characterized him as a person practicing the so-called interrupted intercourse. That is pouring out on the body of the seed lady. It is known fact that often in such cases, it falls exactly on the navel.

But whatever the reasons that Roger Fuckebythenavele, the word “fuck” already existed. And, apparently, it was not considered quite so obscene, once it has been used in court documents.

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The word “fuck” – the only English-language expletive – is now open sounds in the movies – especially American. He was not even zapikivayut. Swear words can be easily found in books. And there was a time when the word banned. Since the 18th century it was considered indecent.

In 1960, the publisher Grove Press won the right in court to use the word “fuck” in print. This was done for the book with the novel “Lady Chatterley’s Lover, written by David Lawrence (DH Lawrence’s Lady Chatterley’s Lover) even in 1928.

Now, the word” fuck “has become international. He is known even by those who do the other in English do not know.

the word “fuck” corresponds to a characteristic gesture, too, has become international.