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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.


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           Well mote thee, as well can wish your thought.
                                                    --Spenser.
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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}.
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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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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.
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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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