thee

American  

[thee] / ði /

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.

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thee British  

/ 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

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Etymology

Origin of thee

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

Example Sentences

“Words cannot express what your music has meant to me. Thank you for everything, and fare thee well, indeed.”

From Los Angeles Times

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

From BBC

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

From BBC

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.”

From Los Angeles Times

In the Vantaa case, thee boy does not appear to have talked about his plans with anybody - and so may have fallen through the cracks.

From BBC