thee

[thee]

pronoun

1. Archaic except in some elevated or ecclesiastical prose.,  the second person singular object pronoun, equivalent to modern you; the objective case of thou.

   With this ring, I thee wed. I shall bring thee a mighty army.

2. thou (used chiefly byQuakers ).

   Must I remind thee again?

   She and thee are most welcome.

thee

/ ðiː /

pronoun

1. the objective form of thou 1

2. rare,  (subjective) refers to the person addressed: used mainly by members of the Society of Friends

Word History and Origins

Origin of thee¹

First recorded before 900; Middle English; Old English thē (originally dative; later dative and accusative); cognate with Low German di, German dir, Old Norse thēr; thou ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of thee¹

Old English thē; see _thou ¹

Example Sentences

Delhi emphasised its actions on Wednesday targeted terrorist infrastructure and said thee were chosen "based on credible intelligence inputs".

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"Suffer now, but have faith in Trump, and he will bestow upon thee a tradwife" is the basic pitch.

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Yes, the Trumps are sending a "sexual freedom for me, but not for thee" message.

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Her sister Maya, 57, also spoke on thee night, saying their mother had been a "trailblazer", having set "great expectations of us".

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One piece she’s never heard, however, is Richard Lovelace’s poem “To Lucasta, On Going to the Wars,” which ends with the lines “I could not love thee, Dear, so much/Loved I not Honour more.”

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