3 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Thee \Thee\ (th[=e]), v. i. [AS. [thorn]e['o]n; akin to OS. th[imac]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. [1913 Webster] Well mote thee, as well can wish your thought. --Spenser. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Thee \Thee\ ([th][=e]), pron. [AS. [eth][=e], acc. & dat. of [eth][=u] thou. See {Thou}.] The objective case of thou. See {Thou}. [1913 Webster] Note: Thee is poetically used for thyself, as him for himself, etc. [1913 Webster] This sword hath ended him; so shall it thee, Unless thou yield thee as my prisoner. --Shak. [1913 Webster] [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: 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. [1913 Webster] Art thou he that should come? --Matt. xi. 3. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] Note: Thou is now sometimes used by the Friends, or Quakers, in familiar discourse, though most of them corruptly say thee instead of thou. [1913 Webster]
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