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English translation: After resting my weary body a while

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Italian term or phrase:ei
English translation:After resting my weary body a while
Entered by: William Stein

19:24 Dec 1, 2003
Italian to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary / Dante
Italian term or phrase: ei
This from the first Canto of Dante's Inferno. I understand the meaning but I don't understand "èi".I know "ei" means "he", but this should be "I". Is it a contraction of "ebbi"? If so, is it an archaic form or is it still used?

Poi ch'èi posato un poco il corpo lasso,
ripresi via per la piaggia diserta,
sì che 'l piè fermo sempre era 'l più basso.
William Stein
Costa Rica
Local time: 11:54
After resting my weary body a while
Explanation:
Yes, it's a poetic contraction for "ebbi".
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David Russi
United States
Local time: 11:54
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Thanks to both of you!
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5 +1After resting my weary body a while
David Russi
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Explanation:
yes , it's a contraction of 'ebbi' and is an archaic form.
Ciao
Luca

Science451
Italy
Local time: 19:54
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian
PRO pts in pair: 1132
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20 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
After resting my weary body a while


Explanation:
Yes, it's a poetic contraction for "ebbi".

David Russi
United States
Local time: 11:54
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in pair: 1919
Grading comment
Thanks to both of you!

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