"Didst honors" is an Old English phrase that translates to "you honored" in modern English. The spelling may seem odd, but it follows the pronunciation of Old English. The "d" sound in "didst" is pronounced as a voiced dental plosive [d], while the "st" is pronounced as a voiceless alveolar plosive [st]. The word "honors" is spelled the same as in modern English, but with a pronunciation that includes a voiced dental fricative [ð] and a nasal consonant [n]. Together, they create a unique sound that reflects the linguistic history of the English language.
The phrase "didst honors" is made up of two separate words with different etymologies:
1. "Didst": This is the second person singular form of the verb "do" in the past tense in Early Modern English. It comes from the Old English word "dyde", which meant "did" or "performed". The Old English word is derived from the Proto-Germanic root *dēdiz.
2. "Honors": This word comes from the Old French "onor" and the Latin "honor", both of which meant "honor" or "esteem". The Latin word can be traced back to the Proto-Indo-European root *nosos, which means "to perceive" or "to recognize".