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Definition: Thee
Thee
\Thee\ (th[=e]), v. i. [AS. [thorn]e['o]n; akin to OS.
th[=i]han, D. gedijen, G. gedeihen, OHG. gidihan, Goth.
[thorn]eihan, Lith. tekti to fall to the lot of. Cf.
Tight,
a.]
To thrive; to prosper. [Obs.]
“He shall never thee.”
--Chaucer.
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Well mote thee, as well can wish your thought.
--Spenser.
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Thee
\Thee\ ([th][=e]), pron. [AS. [eth][=e], acc. & dat. of
[eth][=u] thou. See
Thou.]
The objective case of thou. See
Thou.
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Note: Thee is poetically used for thyself, as him for
himself, etc.
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This sword hath ended him; so shall it thee,
Unless thou yield thee as my prisoner. --Shak.
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thou
\thou\ ([th]ou), pron. [Sing.: nom.
Thou; poss.
Thy
([th][imac]) or
Thine ([th][imac]n); obj.
Thee
([th][=e]). Pl.: nom.
You (y[=oo]); poss.
Your (y[=oo]r)
or
Yours (y[=oo]rz); obj.
You.] [OE. thou, [thorn]u, AS.
[eth][=u], [eth]u; akin to OS. & OFries. thu, G., Dan. & Sw.
du, Icel. [thorn][=u], Goth. [thorn]u, Russ. tui, Ir. & Gael.
tu, W. ti, L. tu, Gr. sy`, Dor. ty`, Skr. tvam. [root]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.
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Art thou he that should come? --Matt. xi. 3.
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Note: ``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.'' --Skeat.
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Note: Thou is now sometimes used by the Friends, or Quakers,
in familiar discourse, though most of them corruptly
say thee instead of thou.
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