English Dictionary: Thee | by the DICT Development Group |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Thee \Thee\, v. i. [AS. [?]e[a2]n; akin to OS. th[c6]han, D. gedijen, G. gedeihen, OHG. gidihan, Goth. [?]eihan, Lith. tekti to fall to the lot of. Cf. {Tight}, a.] To thrive; to prosper. [Obs.] [bd]He shall never thee.[b8] --Chaucer. Well mote thee, as well can wish your thought. --Spenser. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Thee \Thee\, pron. [AS. [eb][c7], acc. & dat. of [eb][d4] thou. See {Thou}.] The objective case of thou. See {Thou}. Note: Thee is poetically used for thyself, as him for himself, etc. This sword hath ended him; so shall it thee, Unless thou yield thee as my prisoner. --Shak. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Thou \Thou\, pron. [Sing.: nom. {Thou}; poss. {Thy}or {Thine}; obj. {Thee}. Pl.: nom. {You}; poss. {Your}or {Yours}; obj. {You}.] [OE. thou, [thorn]u, AS. [edh][umac], [edh]u; akin to OS. & OFries. thu, G., Dan. & Sw. du, Icel. [thorn][umac], Goth. [thorn]u, Russ. tui, Ir. & Gael. tu, W. ti, L. tu, Gr. sy`, Dor. ty`, Skr. tvam. [fb]185. Cf. {Thee}, {Thine}, {Te Deum}.] The second personal pronoun, in the singular number, denoting the person addressed; thyself; the pronoun which is used in addressing persons in the solemn or poetical style. Art thou he that should come? --Matt. xi. 3. Note: [bd]In Old English, generally, thou is the language of a lord to a servant, of an equal to an equal, and expresses also companionship, love, permission, defiance, scorn, threatening: whilst ye is the language of a servant to a lord, and of compliment, and further expresses honor, submission, or entreaty.[b8] --Skeat. Note: Thou is now sometimes used by the Friends, or Quakers, in familiar discourse, though most of them corruptly say thee instead of thou. |