idkmybffimaan: what would be the 17th century British way of saying “make love”?
its for a poem
i wanna say “find another to have sex with”
but obviously that doesnt sound good ..any suggestions?
thanks!
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Answer by Rollinginthedeep
To “Shag”
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To shag is a very new and raffish word, not used for having sex during middle ages.
For anyone serious about Christian morality, sex was not an option. Celibacy was the ideal way to conduct one’s life and sex was condoned only as part of a marriage. Pre-marital or extra-marital sex was a serious risk, if you had to
“scratch an itch.” ( I would use that phrase )
Priests were required to report adulterers and fornicators (those having sex outside of marriage) and punishments could range from years of doing penance to death.
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