Learn English – what does yonge mean

archaic-languagemeaning

"a proud and very profane yonge man."

This quote is from here. What does yonge mean in this context? A search to the dictionary came up with:

Charlotte M(ary). 1823–1901, British novelist, whose works reflect the
religious ideals of the Oxford Movement. Her best-known book is The
Heir of Redclyffe (1853)

I can't seem to relate a word used to describe a person in the quote to be explained by naming a person (definition as given in the dictionary).

  1. What does yonge mean?

  2. Could you paraphrase this quote too?

Best Answer

This is 17th century English, a time when spelling was slightly different and, above all, less standardized than today. "Transcribed" in modern English you'd get:

"a proud and very profane young man."

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